crediting Definition

credit
noun

1. Faith placed in something.

Thesaurus: faith, trust, belief, confidence, reliance, credence.
2. Honour or a cause of honour.

Example: To her credit, she didn't say anything
Thesaurus: reputation, repute, honour, prestige, esteem.
3. Acknowledgement, recognition or praise.
4. A list of acknowledgements to those who have helped in the preparation of a book or film.

Form: credits
5. Trust given to someone promising to pay later for goods already supplied.

Example: buy goods on credit
6. One's financial reliability, especially as a basis for such trust.
7. The amount of money available to one at one's bank.
8a. An entry in a bank account acknowledging a payment;
8b. The side of an account on which such entries are made. Compare debit.
9a. A certificate of completion of a course of instruction;
9b. A distinction awarded for performance on such a course.

verb credited, crediting

1. To believe; to place faith in someone or something.

Thesaurus: believe, trust, have faith in, rely on.
2. To enter a sum as a credit on someone's account, or allow someone a sum as credit.

Thesaurus: attribute, ascribe, accredit, impute.
Form: credit something to someone (often)
Form: credit someone with something
3. To attribute a quality or achievement to someone.

Example: We credited you with more sense
Form: credit someone with something (often)

Etymology: 16c: from French crédit, from Latin creditum loan, from credere to believe.