I.
noun
1 arrangement to pay later; money borrowed
ADJECTIVE
▪ long-term , short-term
▪ interest-free
▪ foreign
▪ bank
▪ consumer , export , trade
VERB + CREDIT
▪ have , use
▪ get , obtain
▪
If you don't have a regular income you may be unable to get ~.
▪ extend , give sb , grant (sb) , offer (sb) , provide
▪
Most stores selling furniture or will offer ~.
▪ deny sb , refuse sb
▪
The bank refused further ~ to the company.
▪ arrange
▪ expand
▪
We propose to expand ~ in order to create demand.
CREDIT + NOUN
▪ account ( BrE ), agreement , arrangement , facilities , system , terms (see also credit card )
▪ limit
▪
Your ~ limit is now $2 000.
▪ period
▪ sale , transaction , transfer ( BrE )
▪ rating , score , scoring , standing
▪
He has a bad ~ rating (= seems unlikely to pay the money back) .
▪ history , record
▪
people with poor ~ histories
▪ file , report
▪
The ~ report will show all the consumer debt a person has.
▪ risk
▪
He's a bad ~ risk.
▪ control
▪ crunch , squeeze ( esp. BrE )
▪ expansion
▪
increases in debt created by ~ expansion
▪ bureau ( AmE ), industry , institution , market , union
▪ analyst
▪ note ( BrE )
▪
If damaged items have to be returned, the manufacturer may issue a ~ note.
▪ insurance
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
▪
I bought it on ~.
PHRASES
▪ a letter of ~ (= a letter from one bank to another that enables you to obtain money)
▪
I have arranged for my branch to send a letter of ~ to the branch nearest the hotel.
2 money in a bank account or owed to you
ADJECTIVE
▪ direct ( BrE )
▪
I'm paid by direct ~ into my bank account.
VERB + CREDIT
▪ have
▪
I have three ~s on my bank statement.
CREDIT + NOUN
▪ balance
▪
a ~ balance of €265
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
My account is in ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of £35
3 praise/approval
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪ extra
▪ full
▪ partial
▪ due , proper
▪
We should give due ~ to all who helped make the event a success.
VERB + CREDIT
▪ give sb
▪ claim , get , receive , take
▪
Why should she get all the ~?
▪ do sb , reflect
▪
Your concern does you ~.
▪
The success of the venture reflects great ~ on the organizers.
▪ deserve
PREPOSITION
▪ to sb's ~
▪
To her ~, she gave them lunch.
▪ ~ for
▪
At least give him ~ for trying.
PHRASES
▪ give credit where credit is due
▪ to sb's great ~
▪
To her great ~, she does not try to avoid the truth.
▪ to sb's eternal ~ ( esp. BrE ), to sb's everlasting ~ ( esp. AmE )
4 the credits list of people who worked on a film/movie, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ opening
▪ closing , end , final
▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE )
VERB + THE CREDITS
▪ watch
THE CREDITS + VERB
▪ roll
▪
We left before the final ~s began to roll.
5 sb/sth that brings respect to sb/sth else
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
He's a great ~ to the school.
6 unit of study at a university, college or school
ADJECTIVE
▪ course
▪
Participants were given course ~ for their participation in the study. ( AmE )
▪ college ( AmE )
VERB + CREDIT
▪ earn
▪
He took some advanced courses to earn college ~s.
▪ award , grant
▪ offer
▪
modules offering continuing education ~s
▪ transfer
▪
Students may have difficulty transferring ~s to other institutions.
CREDIT + NOUN
▪ hour ( AmE )
▪
Tuition costs are based on the number of ~ hours enrolled.
II.
verb
1 put money in the bank
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
The bank ~ed the oil company with $500 000.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth to sb's account
2 with an achievement/quality
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
I ~ed you with a little more sense.
PHRASES
▪ be ~ed as sth , be ~ed with sth
▪
She is generally ~ed as having written over 50 novels.
▪ be ~ed to sb
▪
The work has been ~ed to a 16th-century bishop.
▪ be generally ~ed with sth , be widely ~ed with sth
▪
He is widely ~ed with having started the Middle East peace process.
3 ( BrE ) believe
VERB + CREDIT
▪ can hardly , can scarcely
▪
I could hardly ~ it when she told me she was leaving.
▪ be hard to
▪
I find what he says rather hard to ~.