n. 1 belief, faith, trust, credence I don't give much credit to what they say 2 creditation, acknowledgement or acknowledgment, attribution, ascription Credit for inventing the telegraph goes to Guglielmo Marconi 3 trust, confidence, faithfulness, reliability, trustworthiness, honesty, probity, dependability; solvency Her credit rating at the bank is excellent 4 honour, commendation, praise, tribute, acclaim, esteem, recognition, merit The team's victory in the finals has brought credit to the school
v. 5 believe, trust, hold accountable, put or place one's faith or confidence in, have faith or confidence in, rely on, accept, depend on or upon If you credit the Bible, the world was created in six days 6 ascribe, acknowledge, attribute, assign; impute The goal was credited to Barnes