credit

ˈkɹɛdɪt

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#1·14h ago

(transitive) To believe; to put credence in.

Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.

Origin: Borrowed from , from , neuter of crēditus, past participle of to believe. The verb is from the noun. , creed. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·14h ago

(transitive, accounting) To add to an account.

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#3·14h ago

(transitive) To acknowledge the contribution of.

She said quite naturally, as if nothing had happened, “I want you to go back home, Victor darling. You mustn’t worry about me any more.”’ Victor told me he could hardly credit it, at first, that she could stand there and say this to him.

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