credit

credit
credit (n.) 1520s, from M.Fr. crédit (15c.) "belief, trust," from It. credito, from L. creditum "a loan, thing entrusted to another," from pp. of credere "to trust, entrust, believe" (see CREDO (Cf. credo)). The commercial sense was the original one in English (creditor is mid-15c.). Meaning "honor, acknowledgment of merit," is from c.1600. Academic sense of "point for completing a course of study" is 1904. Movie/broadcasting sense is 1914. As a verb, from 1540s. Related: Credited; crediting. Credit rating is from 1958; credit union is 1881, Amer.Eng.

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  • CRÉDIT — Le mot crédit est en usage dans des domaines très divers: commerce, comptabilité, banque, législations financière, fiscale et pénale, droit des affaires, sciences morales, politiques et économiques. Toutes les acceptions, cependant, restent… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Credit — Crédit  Pour le credits qui recense les participants d une œuvre, voir générique de cinéma. Un crédit est une créance pour un prêt ou plus généralement une ressource pour l entreprise. Le sens étymologique de crédit est la confiance accordée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • credit — cred·it 1 n 1: recognition see also full faith and credit 2 a: the balance in an account which may be drawn upon and repaid later compare loan …   Law dictionary

  • crédit — CRÉDIT. s. m. Réputation où l on est d être solvable et de bien payer, qui est cause qu on trouve aisément à emprunter. Bon crédit. Grand crédit. Il a crédit, bon crédit chez les Marchands, sur la place. S il avoit besoin de cent mille écus, il… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • credit — Credit. s. m. Reputation où l on est de bien payer, & qui est cause qu on trouve aisément à emprunter. Bon credit, grand credit. il a credit, bon credit chez les Marchands, sur la place. s il avoit besoin de cent mille escus il les trouveroit sur …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • credit — CRÉDIT, credite, s.n. 1. Relaţie (economică) bănească ce se stabileşte între o persoană fizică sau juridică (creditor), care acordă un împrumut de bani sau care vinde mărfuri sau servicii pe datorie, şi o altă persoană fizică sau juridică… …   Dicționar Român

  • Credit — Cred it (kr[e^]d [i^]t), n. [F. cr[ e]dit (cf. It. credito), L. creditum loan, prop. neut. of creditus, p. p. of credere to trust, loan, believe. See {Creed}.] 1. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • credit — [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… …   English World dictionary

  • Credit — may refer to: Debits and credits, a type of book keeping entry Credit (creative arts), acknowledging the ideas or other work of writers and contributors Course credit, a system of measuring academic coursework Credit (finance), the granting of a… …   Wikipedia

  • Credit — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • credit — ► NOUN 1) the facility of being able to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future. 2) an entry in an account recording a sum received. 3) public acknowledgement or praise given for an… …   English terms dictionary

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