| 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 |
credit rating
credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
error
erroneous belief | a misconception resulting from incorrect information |
| 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 |
natural
cancel | a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat |
| 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 |
Banks
Sir Joseph Banks | English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (-) |
Rhine
J. B. Rhine
Joseph Banks Rhine | United States parapsychologist (-) |
operating expense
operating cost
overhead
budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
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) |
| export credit | a credit opened by an importer with a bank in an exporter's country to finance an export operation |
| import credit | credit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country upon which an exporter may draw |
credit line
line of credit
bank line
line
personal credit line
personal line of credit | the maximum credit that a customer is allowed |
| commercial credit | credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes |
| letter of credit | a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft, substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit |
| commercial letter of credit | a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes |
traveler's letter of credit
traveller's letter of credit | a letter of credit given to a traveler |
overdraft credit
check overdraft credit | credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts |
| credit credit entry | an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items |
| credit side | account of payments received, usually the right side of a financial statement |
credit crunch
liquidity crisis
squeeze | a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high |
cancel out
wipe out | wipe out the effect of something, The new tax effectively cancels out my raise, The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record |
| credit | have trust in, trust in the truth or veracity of |
| credit | give someone credit for something, We credited her for saving our jobs |
accredit
credit c | ascribe an achievement to, She was not properly credited in the program |
| cancel invalidate | make invalid for use, cancel cheques or tickets |
delete
cancel | remove or make invisible, Please delete my name from your list |
| credit | accounting: enter as credit, We credit your account with $ |