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{ "term": "credit", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an arrangement that you make, with a shop for example, to pay later for something you buy", "sensetop": "on credit", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **get credit**" }, { "text": "We bought the dishwasher on credit.", "contextForm": "on credit" }, { "text": "to offer **interest-free credit** *(= allow somebody to pay later, without any extra charge)*" }, { "text": "Someone with a bad **credit history** is less likely to be lent money." }, { "text": "a credit agreement" }, { "text": "a **credit facility**" }, { "text": "Your **credit limit** is now £2 000." }, { "text": "He's a bad **credit risk** *(= he is unlikely to pay the money later)*." }, { "text": "The **credit crisis** is far from over." }, { "text": "I bought it on credit." }, { "text": "If you don't have a regular income you may be unable to get credit." }, { "text": "Most shops selling furniture or electrical goods will offer credit." }, { "text": "The credit report will show all the consumer debt a person has." }, { "text": "people with poor credit histories" }, { "text": "We offer two months' interest-free credit." } ], "topics": ["Shopping", "Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["long-term", "short-term", "interest-free"], "verb + credit": ["have", "use", "get"], "credit + noun": ["account", "agreement", "arrangement"], "preposition": ["on credit"], "phrases": ["a letter of credit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "money that you borrow from a bank; a loan", "labels": "(informal)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English)(US English)(formal)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(informal)(informal)especially North American English", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The bank refused further credit to the company." }, { "text": "Local lenders are more likely to **extend credit** *(= lend money)* to smaller, more marginal borrowers." }, { "text": "We propose to expand credit in order to create demand." }, { "text": "increases in debt created by credit expansion" } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["long-term", "short-term", "interest-free"], "verb + credit": ["have", "use", "get"], "credit + noun": ["account", "agreement", "arrangement"], "preposition": ["on credit"], "phrases": ["a letter of credit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the status of being trusted to pay back money to somebody who lends it to you", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "Her credit isn't good anywhere now." } ], "topics": ["Money"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "money that you have in your bank account; if you or your bank account are in credit, there is money in the account", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You have a credit balance of £250." }, { "text": "My account is in credit." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["direct"], "verb + credit": ["have"], "credit + noun": ["balance"], "preposition": ["in credit", "credit of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a sum of money paid into a bank account; a record of the payment", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "a credit of £50" }, { "text": "You'll be paid by direct credit into your bank account." }, { "text": "I have three credits on my bank statement." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["direct"], "verb + credit": ["have"], "credit + noun": ["balance"], "preposition": ["in credit", "credit of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the right to use a service up to a certain limit, paid for in advance", "examples": [ { "text": "My phone's run out of credit." }, { "text": "to add credit to your phone" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a payment that somebody has a right to for a particular reason", "labels": "(specialist)", "examples": [ { "text": "The child tax credit is subject to strict income limitations." }, { "text": "Export credits are granted to firms in low-income countries to give them a breathing space to pay for goods exported to them." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["direct"], "verb + credit": ["have"], "credit + noun": ["balance"], "preposition": ["in credit", "credit of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "praise or approval because you are responsible for something good that has happened", "sensetop": "credit for (doing) something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to get/deserve/receive/take/claim the credit" }, { "text": "He's a player who rarely seems to get the credit he deserves." }, { "text": "We did all the work and she gets all the credit!" }, { "text": "I can't take all the credit for the show's success—it was a team effort.", "contextForm": "credit for (doing) something" }, { "text": "At least **give** him **credit** for trying *(= praise him because he tried, even if he did not succeed)*." }, { "text": "Credit will be given in the exam for good spelling and grammar." }, { "text": "His courage brought great credit to his regiment." }, { "text": "We should give due credit to all who helped make the event a success." }, { "text": "Why should he get all the credit?" }, { "text": "The success of the venture reflects great credit on the organizers." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["great", "extra", "full"], "verb + credit": ["give somebody", "claim", "get"], "preposition": ["to somebody’s credit", "credit for"], "phrases": [ "give credit where credit is due", "to somebody’s great credit", "to somebody’s eternal credit" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "a person or thing whose qualities or achievements are praised and who therefore earns respect for somebody/something else", "sensetop": "credit to somebody/something", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "She is a credit to the school." }, { "text": "Your children are a great credit to you." } ], "topics": ["Success"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["great"], "preposition": ["credit to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "the act of mentioning somebody who worked on a project such as a film or a television programme", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "She was given a programme credit for her work on the costumes for the play." }, { "text": "**The credits** *(= the list of all the people involved)* seemed to last almost as long as the film!" }, { "text": "From the **opening credits**, the movie is non-stop action." }, { "text": "The **end credits** came as a welcome relief." }, { "text": "We left before the final credits began to roll." } ], "topics": ["TV, radio and news", "Film and theatre"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["opening", "closing", "end"], "verb + the credits": ["watch"], "the credits + verb": ["roll"] } }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "a film, play, television programme, etc. that somebody has worked on", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "His film credits included ‘The Witches’ and ‘Halloween III’." } ], "topics": ["TV, radio and news", "Film and theatre"] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "a unit of study at a college or university (in the US, also at a school); the fact of having successfully completed a unit of study", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "My math class is worth three credits." }, { "text": "Participants were given a course credit for their participation in the study." }, { "text": "Students may have difficulty transferring credits to other institutions." }, { "text": "Tuition costs are based on the number of credit hours enrolled." }, { "text": "modules offering continuing education credits" }, { "text": "He took some advanced courses to earn college credits." } ], "topics": ["Education"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["course", "college"], "verb + credit": ["earn", "award", "grant"], "credit + noun": ["hour"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if something does credit to a person or an organization, they deserve to be praised for it", "examples": [ { "text": "Your honesty does you great credit." }, { "text": "Your concern does you credit." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to give somebody the praise they deserve, even if you do not really want to", "examples": [ { "text": "Give credit where credit is due—what the man does, he does well." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have achieved something", "examples": [ { "text": "He's only 30, and he already has four novels to his credit." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to introduce the good points about somebody/something, especially after the bad points have been mentioned", "examples": [ { "text": "On the credit side, she’s always willing to work very late." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "making somebody deserve praise or respect", "examples": [ { "text": "To his credit, Jack never told anyone exactly what had happened." }, { "text": "It was to her credit that she managed to stay calm." }, { "text": "To his credit, he gave them lunch." }, { "text": "To her eternal credit, she gave them a home." }, { "text": "To his great credit, he does not try to avoid the truth." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈkredɪt/", "audio": "cr/credit/credit__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈkredɪt/", "audio": "cr/credit/credit__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (originally in the senses ‘belief’, ‘credibility’): from French crédit, probably via Italian credito from Latin creditum, neuter past participle of credere ‘believe, trust’." }