Kilo Lingo

/ˈkredɪt/

Line drawing of credit
Coloured illustration of credit
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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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This word is part of lesson 27.