crediting
|cred-it-ing|
/ˈkrɛdɪt/
(credit)
trust or acknowledgment
Etymology
'credit' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'creditum' (past participle of 'credere'), where 'credere' meant 'to trust' or 'to believe'.
'credit' came into English via Old French/Medieval Latin ('créditum', Old French 'credit') and developed into the modern English 'credit'.
Initially, it meant 'a loan, trust, or belief' (something given on trust); over time it broadened to include financial accounting entries and the notion of attributing praise or responsibility.
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Verb 1
present participle of 'credit'.
Crediting the team for their hard work, the coach praised every player.
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Verb 2
the act of adding money to an account or recording a sum on the credit side of an account (e.g., crediting an account).
Crediting her account with $100 resolved the billing error.
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attributing an achievement, idea, or discovery to someone (e.g., crediting the inventor).
Crediting the discovery to earlier researchers, the paper reviewed prior work.
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believing or accepting someone's statement as true (e.g., crediting a person's account of events).
Crediting his explanation, they postponed further action until more evidence surfaced.
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Last updated: 2025/12/02 20:40