Definition
Giving someone acknowledgment or recognition for something they did; or adding money to an account.
Etymology
Present participle of 'credit', from Latin 'creditus' (trusted, believed). The financial meaning developed in the 16th century when merchants began tracking who owed what and who could be trusted.
Kelly Says
Banking language borrowed the word 'credit' because if a bank credits your account, they're essentially trusting that the money will stay there—it all goes back to the idea of trust and belief!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
信贷 ሰርዝ
sin-da ser-z
ARالعربية
إعطاء الائتمان
i-at-ta-u al-ayt-man
BNবাংলা
ক্রেডিট দান
kre-dit da-an
CACatalà
acreditar
ah-kre-dee-tar
CSČeština
z kreditovat
z kre-dee-to-vat
DADansk
give kredit
giv kre-dit
DEDeutsch
gutschreiben
goo-sh-ry-ben
ELΕλληνικά
αποδίδω
a-po-di-do
ESEspañol
acreditar
ah-kre-dee-tar
FRFrançais
créditer
kreh-dee-tre
GUGU
ક્રેડિટ આપવું
kre-dit a-pa-vu-n
HEעברית
ענקת קרדיט
e-n-kat kre-dit
HIहिन्दी
क्रेडिट देना
kre-dit de-na
HUMagyar
hitelezés
hee-te-le-zehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
memberikan kredit
mem-be-ri-kan kre-dit
ITItaliano
accreditare
ah-kred-ee-ta-reh
KKKK
кредит беру
kre-dit ber-u
KMKM
ប្រាក់ចុះ
pra-ak chu-h
MRMR
क्रेडिट देणे
kre-dit de-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
memberikan kredit
mem-be-ri-kan kre-dit
MYမြန်မာ
信貸ပေး
sin-tha pe
NLNederlands
crediteer
kre-dee-teer
NONorsk
kreditere
kre-dee-te-re
PAPA
ਕਰੈਡਿਟ ਦੇਣਾ
kar-aid-it de-na
PLPolski
nadawać kredyt
na-da-wa-vat kre-dit
PTPortuguês
creditar
kre-dee-tar
RORomână
a acorda credit
a ak-or-da kre-dit
RUРусский
кредитовать
kre-dee-to-vat'
SVSvenska
kreditera
kre-dee-te-ra
TAதமிழ்
கடன் வழங்கு
kadan va-n-gu
TEతెలుగు
క్రెడిట్ ఇవ్వండి
kre-dit i-vva-ndi
THไทย
ให้เครดิต
ha kre-dit
TLTL
bigay ng kredito
bi-gay ng kre-di-to
TRTürkçe
kredi vermek
kreh-dee ve-rek
UKУкраїнська
надавати кредит
na-da-va-ty kre-dit
URاردو
信贷 دینا
sin-da-e-na
VITiếng Việt
cung cấp tín dụng
kông gap tin dung