/ˈkredɪt/
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Translation
A way of buying something now and paying for it later.
Word origin
From Latin credere, meaning to believe or to trust.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- credere
- English cognates
- credible, incredible
Grammar
Gender
Pluralcredits
Examples
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"On credit" means you pay later, not today.
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Here "credit" is the right to pay later.
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"Credit" also means praise for something you did well.
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