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credit

S1 W1

BrE /ˈkredɪt/ AmE /ˈkredit/

noun en → es

1 FINANCIAL HELP [U] B1

money that a bank or other financial institution lends to you, which you must pay back with interest

crédito

  • take out a credit

Collocations credit card · student credit

  • She took out a credit to buy a car.

    Ella tomó un crédito para comprar un auto.

2 RECOGNITION [U] B1

the respect and admiration that you get for doing something well or being successful

reconocimiento, crédito

  • give credit to sb

Collocations credit for an achievement · take credit for something

  • The team deserves credit for their hard work.

    El equipo merece reconocimiento por su esfuerzo.

3 ACADEMIC [C] B2

a unit of measurement used to show how much study is needed for a course or degree

crédito académico

  • earn credits

Collocations credit hours · transfer credits

  • She needs to earn 30 more credits to graduate.

    Ella necesita obtener 30 créditos más para graduarse.

4 BELIEF [U] B2

the belief that something is true or real

creencia, crédito

  • give credit to sb/sth

Collocations credit someone's story · on credit

  • I don't give much credit to that theory.

    No le doy mucho crédito a esa teoría.

5 ACCOUNT [U] B1

an arrangement with a bank or other financial institution where you can buy things now and pay for them later

cuenta de crédito, línea de crédito

  • have credit

Collocations credit limit · credit score

  • He has a good credit rating.

    Él tiene una buena calificación de crédito.

6 ACCOUNTING [U] B2

an amount of money that is added to your bank account or the record of this addition

crédito contable, entrada en el crédito

  • credit an account

Collocations credit balance · credit entry

  • The bank credited my account with the refund.

    El banco acreditó mi cuenta con el reembolso.

7 BELIEVE [T + obj] B2

to believe that something is true or real

creer, dar crédito

  • credit sb/sth with sth

Collocations credit someone with an idea · credit something to someone

  • I credit her with the success of the project.

    Le doy crédito con el éxito del proyecto.

8 GIVE CREDIT [T + obj] B2

to give someone recognition for something they have done or achieved

dar crédito a alguien

  • credit sb with sth

Collocations credit someone with an achievement · take credit for something

  • The team should be credited with the win.

    El equipo debería recibir crédito por la victoria.

Idioms

on credit B1

a crédito

  • They bought the furniture on credit.

    Compraron el mobiliario a crédito.

credit someone with something B2

darle crédito a alguien por algo

  • We should credit him with the idea.

    Deberíamos darle crédito por la idea.

take credit for something B2

tomar el crédito por algo

  • He always tries to take credit for the team's success.

    Siempre intenta tomar el crédito por el éxito del equipo.