noun · approval“give her recognition for trying”
noun · an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital itemscredit entry
noun · arrangement for deferred payment for goods and servicesdeferred payment
noun · recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hourscourse credit
noun · a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”
noun · an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitmentscredit rating
verb · ascribe an achievement to“She was not properly credited in the program”