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credit sb with sth
2. to say that someone is responsible for something good
• She is credited with making the business a success., credit sb with sth
1. to consider that someone has a particular quality
• I had credited them with more integrity than they showed.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verbs
buy/get something on credit
• They bought all their furniture on credit.
use credit
• The survey showed only 15% of people had never used credit.
get/obtain credit
(= be allowed to buy something on credit )
• The economic situation is making it more difficult for people to get credit.
give/offer credit
(= allow customers to buy things on credit )
• A business may lose customers if it does not give credit.
refuse somebody credit
• You may be refused credit if you have a bad financial record.
credit + NOUN
a credit card
(= a plastic card that you use to buy things and pay for them later )
• Can I pay by credit card?
credit facilities
(= the opportunity to buy something on credit )
• Credit facilities are available if you are over 18.
a credit agreement
(= an arrangement to allow or receive credit )
• People sometimes sign credit agreements and then realize they can’t afford the payments.
credit terms
(= how much you must pay back and when )
• The credit terms were a deposit of £1,000 and two later instalments of £900.
sb’s credit rating
(= how likely a bank etc thinks someone is to pay their debts )
• If you have a poor credit rating, you will have a hard time getting a mortgage.
a credit risk
(= a risk that a bank etc may not get back the money it lends )
• Banks first have to assess whether a borrower is a credit risk.
a credit limit
(= the most someone can spend using credit )
• I have a Visa card with a £1,000 credit limit.
a credit crunch/squeeze
(= a situation in which people are not allowed as much credit as before )
• Due to a credit squeeze, interest rates rose.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + credit
consumer credit
(= the amount of credit used by consumers )
• Consumer credit has risen substantially during this period.
interest-free credit
(= with no interest added to it )
• We offer interest-free credit for up to 50 weeks.
transnet.ir
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Phrase(s): *credit (for something)
1. praise or recognition for one’s role in something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Especially with a lot of ~, much ~.) • Mary should get a lot of credit for the team’s success. • Each of the team captains should get credit. 2. praise or recognition of someone for having a particular quality. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • We give her a lot of credit for her ability to get people to work out their differences. • We will give credit to Sharon for her good humor. 3. credit granted to someone’s account for some other financial transaction. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • I will give you credit for the returned merchandise. • We got credit for the check Brian sent us.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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verb put money in the bank PREP. with The bank credited the oil company with £500,000. PHRASES credit sth to sb's account with an achievement/quality PREP. with I credited you with a little more sense. PHRASES be credited as/with sth She is generally credited as having written over 50 novels. | be credited to sb The work has been credited to a sixteenth century bishop. | be generally/widely credited with sth He is widely credited with having started the Middle East peace process. believe VERB + CREDIT can/could hardly/scarcely I could hardly credit it when she told me she was leaving. | be hard to I find what he says rather hard to credit., noun buy now?pay later; money borrowed/lent ADJ. long-term, short-term | interest-free | foreign | bank | consumer, export, trade VERB + CREDIT have, use When poorer people use credit, mail order is the key source. | get, obtain If you don't have a regular income you may be unable to get credit. | extend, give sb, grant (sb), offer (sb) Most shops selling furniture or electrical goods will offer credit. | deny sb, refuse sb The bank refused further credit to the company. | arrange | expand We propose to expand credit in order to create demand. CREDIT + NOUN account, agreement, arrangement, facilities, system, terms | limit Your credit limit is now £2,000. | period | sale, transaction, transfer | rating, scoring, standing He has a bad credit rating (= seems unlikely to pay the money back). | risk He's a bad credit risk. | control | crunch, squeeze | institution, market, union | note If damaged items have to be returned, the manufacturer may issue a credit note. PREP. on ~ I bought it on credit. PHRASES a letter of credit (= a letter from one bank to another that enables you to obtain money) I have arranged for my branch to send a letter of credit to the branch nearest the hotel. money in a bank account ADJ. direct I'm paid by direct credit into my bank account. VERB + CREDIT have I have three credits on my bank statement. CREDIT + NOUN balance a credit balance of £265 PREP. in ~ My account is in credit. | ~ of a credit of £35 praise/approval ADJ. great | full | eternal, everlasting | due We should give due credit to all who helped make the event a success. VERB + CREDIT give sb | claim, get, receive, take Why should she get all the credit? | do sb, reflect Your concern does you credit. The success of the venture reflects great credit on the organizers. | deserve PREP. to sb's ~ To her eternal credit, she gave them a home. | ~ for At least give him credit for trying. PHRASES give credit where credit is due 4 the credits list of people who worked on a film, etc. ADJ. opening | final | film CREDIT + VERB roll We left the cinema before the final credits began to roll. sb/sth that brings honour to sb/sth else ADJ. great PREP. ~ to He's a great credit to the school.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary