Credit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is
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| 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. |
—Verb phrase| 18. | credit to or with, to ascribe to a (thing, person, etc.): In former times many herbs were credited with healing powers. |
—Idioms| 19. | do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone. |
| 20. | on credit, by deferred payment: Everything they have was bought on credit. |
| 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 y
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—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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