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1give credit — index concur (agree), lend, recommend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2give credit to — index trust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3give credit for — To acknowledge as having (a quality, certain level of competence, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑credit …
4give credit to — give recognition to, praise, acknowledge, commend, honour …
5give credit where credit is due — The older form with honour (principally in the sense ‘obeisance, homage’) is now rare. Cf. ROMANS xiii. 7 (Reims) Render therefore to all men their due:..to whom honour, honour. 1777 S. ADAMS Letter 29 Oct. in Collections of Massachusetts Hist.… …
6credit — [kred′it] n. [Fr crédit < It credito < L creditus, pp. of credere: see CREED] 1. belief or trust; confidence; faith 2. Rare the quality of being credible or trustworthy 3. a) the favorable estimate of a person s character; reputation; good… …
7Credit — Cred it (kr[e^]d [i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Credited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crediting}.] 1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe. [1913 Webster] How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin? Shak. [1913… …
8credit policy — ➔ policy * * * credit policy UK US noun [C or U] (plural credit policies) ► FINANCE, BANKING, COMMERCE a set of principles that a financial organization or business uses in deciding who it will loan money to or give credit (= the ability to pay… …
9credit — I n. time given for payment 1) to allow, give, extend, offer credit (this store does not give credit) 2) to deny, refuse smb. credit 3) consumer credit 4) on credit (to buy smt. on credit) recognition honor 5) to do credit to; to reflect credit… …
10credit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. faith, belief; credibility, trust; credit, borrowing power. v. t. believe, trust; credit. See accounting. II Borrowing power Nouns 1. credit, trust, score, tally, account, tab; loan (see debt);… …
