Credit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. |
| 2. | a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. |
| 3. | the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography. |
| 4. | trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit. |
| 5. | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. |
| 6. | reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good. |
| 7. | influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation. |
| 8. | time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust: 90 days' credit. |
| 9. | repute; reputation; esteem. |
| 10. | a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50. |
| 11. | Education. | a. | official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. |
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| 12. | Bookkeeping. | a. | an entry of payment or value received on an account. |
| b. | the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to debit). |
| c. | an entry, or the total shown, on the credit side. |
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| 13. | any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in. |
| 15. | to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon. |
| 16. | Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to. |
| 17. | Education. to award educational credits to (often fol. by with): They credited me with three hours in history. |
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—Idioms| 19. | do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone. |
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| 21. | to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt. |
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Card Definition–noun | 1. | a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card. |
| 2. | one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card. |
| 3. | cards, (usually used with a singular verb ) | a. | a game or games played with such a set. |
| b. | the playing of such a game: to win at cards. |
| c. | Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more. |
| d. | Whist. tricks won in excess of six. |
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| 4. | Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion. |
| 5. | something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play. |
| 9. | a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc. |
| 15. | Informal. | a. | a person who is amusing or facetious. |
| b. | any person, esp. one with some indicated characteristic: a queer card. |
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–verb (used with object) | 16. | to provide with a card. |
| 18. | to write, list, etc., on cards. |
| 19. | Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of: The bartender was carding all youthful customers to be sure they were of legal drinking age. |
—Idioms| 20. | in or on the cards, impending or likely; probable: A reorganization is in the cards. |
| 21. | play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously: If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will. |
| 22. | put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing: He always believed in putting his cards on the table. |
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Service Definition–noun | 1. | an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service. |
| 2. | the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public. |
| 3. | the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc.: The manufacturer guarantees service and parts. |
| 4. | the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service. |
| 5. | the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation: telephone service; bus service. |
| 6. | the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant; occupation or employment as a waiter or servant. |
| 7. | employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc. |
| 8. | a department of public employment, an administrative division of a government, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service. |
| 9. | the duty or work of public servants. |
| 10. | the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity. |
| 11. | Military. | a. | the armed forces: in the service. |
| b. | a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy: Which service were you in during the war? |
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| 12. | Ordnance. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon: service of the piece. |
| 13. | Often, services. the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity: medical services. |
| 14. | something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit: Certain books are published at a loss as a public service. |
| 15. | Also called divine service. public religious worship according to prescribed form and order. |
| 16. | a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service. |
| 17. | the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.: voluntary service. |
| 18. | a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy. |
| 19. | a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use: a tea service; service for eight. |
| 21. | Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person. |
| 22. | Nautical. tarred spun yarn or other small stuff for covering the exterior of a rope. |
| 23. | (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) | a. | the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve. |
| b. | the ball or shuttlecock as put into play. |
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| 24. | the mating of a female animal with the male. |
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| 26. | of, pertaining to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food: service stairs; the service pieces in a set of dishes. |
| 27. | supplying aids or services rather than products or goods: Medicine is one of the service professions. |
| 28. | supplying maintenance and repair: He operates a service center for electrical appliances. |
| 29. | of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces of a country or one of them: a service academy. |
| 30. | charged for providing service: a service fee of 15 percent on the restaurant check. |
| 31. | providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service industry; a service contract. |
–verb (used with object) | 32. | to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service: to service an automobile. |
| 33. | to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services. |
| 34. | (of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal). |
| 35. | Finance. to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments. |
—Idioms| 36. | at someone's service, ready to be of help or use to someone; at one's disposal: You will have an English-speaking guide at your service. |
| 37. | be of service, to be helpful or useful: If we can be of service, do not hesitate to call. |
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