credit

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

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n. faith, belief; credibility, trust; credit, borrowing power. —v. t. believe, trust; credit. See accounting.

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Borrowing power

Nouns

1. credit, trust, score, tally, account, tab; loan (see debt); credit instrument, instrument of credit, letter of credit, line of credit, draft, paper credit, floating capital, certificate of deposit, CD; charge account, installment plan, layaway, revolving credit; credit rating, credit bureau; credit union; credit or debit card, bank card, gold or platinum card, smart card. Informal, tick. See accounting.

2. creditor, lender, lessor, mortgagee, funder, mortgage broker or holder; bill collector.

Verbs — credit, charge; keep an account with, run up an account with, buy on the installment plan; entrust, accredit; place to one's credit or account; give or take credit. Slang, fly a kite, go on tick, go in[to] hock for, rack up.

Adjectives — crediting, credited; accredited; to the account or credit of.

Adverbs — on credit, on deposit; on account, in installments; on time. Informal, on tick. Slang, on the cuff.

Antonyms, see debt.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Belief]

Syn. credence, reliance, confidence, trust; see faith 1 .

2. [Unencumbered funds]

Syn. assets, stocks, bonds, paper credit, account, bank account, balance, mortgages, liens, securities, debentures, capital outlay, surplus cash; see also balance 3 , wealth 1 .

3. [Recognition]

Syn. acknowledgment, commendation, prestige, repute; see honor 1 , praise 1 , reputation 1 , 2 .

4. [Permission to defer payment]

Syn. extension, respite, continuance, trust in future payment, accounts carried on the books, borrowing power, line of credit; see also loan .

• do credit to,

Syn. bring approval to, do honor to, redound to the honor of, reflect well on; see promote 2 .

• give credit to,

Syn. believe in, rely on, have confidence in; see believe 1 , trust 1 .

• give one credit for,

Syn. commend, acknowledge, recognize; see admit 3 , praise 1 .

• on credit,

Syn. on a charge, by deferred payment, on loan; see charged 1 , unpaid 1 .

• to one's credit,

Syn. commendable, honorable, beneficial; see worthwhile .

v.

1. [To believe]

Syn. trust, have faith in, rely on; see believe 1 , trust 1 .

2. [Accounting term]

Syn. put on the books, charge to an account, place to the credit of, accredit to, give credit to, extend credit to, place to one's account, defer payments; see also charge 2 .

3. [To attribute]

Syn. give credit, ascribe, recognize; see attribute .

See Synonym Study at attribute .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. belief trust, faith, honesty, credibility.

2. recognition acclaim, praise, tribute, notice, commendation, pat on the back, *Brownie points, acknowledgement.

3. debt on account, deferred payment, charge, time, installment plan. ''Imaginary riches.''— Thomas Peacock.

ANT.: 1. disbelief, mistrust. 2. blame, disapproval. 3. cash

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v.

1. believe trust, accept, *buy, have faith in, trust, *take stock in.

2. assign to recognize, accredit, attribute, ascribe, acknowledge.

ANT.: 1. disbelieve, distrust

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Mental acceptance of the truth or actuality of something: belief, credence, faith. See OPINION. 2. Favorable notice, as of an achievement: acknowledgment, recognition. See KNOWLEDGE. 3. The act of attributing: ascription, assignment, attribution, imputation. See GIVE. II verb 1. To have confidence in the truthfulness of: believe, trust. Idiom: take at one's word. See OPINION. 2. To regard as belonging to or resulting from another: accredit, ascribe, assign, attribute, charge, impute, lay1, refer. See GIVE.