| credit | used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise, she already had several performances to her credit |
credit
course credit | recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed, typically measured in semester hours |
semester hour
credit hour | a unit of academic credit, one hour a week for an academic semester |
pastime
interest pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly), sailing is her favorite pastime, his main pastime is gambling, he counts reading among his interests, they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits |
egoism
egocentrism
self-interest
selfoncern
selfenteredness | concern for your own interests and welfare |
opportunism
self-interest self-seeking
expedience | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others |
sake
interest | a reason for wanting something done, for your sake, died for the sake of his country, in the interest of safety, in the common interest |
| interest interestingness | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.), they said nothing of great interest, primary colors can add interest to a room |
interest
involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something, an interest in music |
credit rating
credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
| credit system | a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit |
| credit | an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work, the credits were given at the end of the film |
by-line
credit line | a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article |
| credit application | an application for a line of credit |
credit order
bill-me order | an order that is received without payment, requires billing at a later date |
| full faith and credit | a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt, usually issued by the United States Treasury |
recognition
credit | approval, give her recognition for trying, he was given credit for his work, give her credit for trying |
citation cite
acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
| photo credit | a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph |
interest
interest group | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims, the iron interests stepped up production |
| special interest | an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor |
| vested interest | groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit |
| credit union | a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings |
| credit bureau | a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee |
commercial finance company
commercial credit company | a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers |
Farm Credit System
FCS | a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses, originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers |
| credit analyst | an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness |
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization | income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted, an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts) |
| interest expense | interest paid on loans |
| interest stake | (law) a right or legal share of something, a financial involvement with something, they have interests all over the world, a stake in the company's future |
| controlling interest | ownership of more than % of a corporation's voting shares |
| insurable interest | an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy, an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured |
| vested interest | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another |
| security interest | any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation |
| terminable interest | an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions |
undivided interest
undivided right | the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property |
| interest | a fixed charge for borrowing money, usually a percentage of the amount borrowed, how much interest do you pay on your mortgage? |
| compound interest | interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest |
| simple interest | interest paid on the principal alone |
interest rate
rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
| prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
credit
deferred payment | arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services |
| consumer credit | a line of credit extended for personal or household use |
home loan
home equity credit
home equity loan
equity credit line | a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home |
installment credit
installment loan | a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments |
open-end credit
revolving credit
charge account credit | a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time |
credit account
charge account
open account | credit extended by a business to a customer |
credit card
charge card
charge plate
plastic | a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered, do you take plastic? |
| credit | money available for a client to borrow |
| tax credit | a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket) |