Credit: meaning, definitions and examples

Can also mean a source of pride or honor.

• The team's victory is a credit to their hard work and dedication.

Use when referring to a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.

• She took out a loan to pay for her college tuition.
• The bank approved their loan application for the new house.

Appropriate when talking about the management of large sums of money, especially by governments or large companies.

• He works in finance as an investment banker.
• The company's finance department handles all the monetary transactions.

Use when referring to reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, or character of a person or thing.

• I trust my friend to keep my secrets.
• The investors had a high level of trust in the new CEO.

Used when referring to giving someone financial resources or recognizing their role or contribution, often in a formal setting.

• She received credit for her innovative project.
• He offered me store credit after the return.

Appropriate when you need to express formal appreciation or honor someone for their achievements or contributions.

• She received public recognition for her volunteer work.
• His years of service earned him recognition from the company.

Suitable for situations where you mention someone's effort or contribution but not necessarily in a formal or official manner.

• I would like to give an acknowledgment to my team for their hard work.
• In the book's introduction, there's an acknowledgment of all who helped.

Used when verifying or proving the truth of something, often in contexts involving feelings, experiences, or data.

• Her feelings were in need of validation.
• The experiment's results require validation through further testing.

Typically this implies noting someone's contribution or financial transactions positively, similar context as the first 'credit'.

• Use already provided in first 'credit'

This is used when you want to include something extra or more, generally without any specific formal recognition.

• Please add your comments at the end of the document
• She added more details to the story

This word is used when you want to put money into a bank account or to place something somewhere for safekeeping.

• He made a deposit of $500 into his savings account
• I need to deposit my valuables in the locker

Use this to recognize someone's effort or existence in a formal or informal manner.

• We would like to acknowledge Mary's hard work on the project
• The company acknowledged his grievance