Synonyms for credit

noun

1. Belief

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

2. Unencumbered funds

   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

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

4. Permission to defer payment

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

do credit to

give credit to

give one credit for

on credit

to one's credit

verb

1. To believe

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

2. Accounting term

   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

   give credit, ascribe, recognize; see attribute. See syn. study at attribute.