credit sb with sth

  • 1credit — 1 / kredit/ noun 1 DELAYED PAYMENT (U) an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that makes it possible for you to buy something and pay for it later: on credit (=bought using this arrangement): stores that sell goods on credit | interest free credit… …

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  • 2credit*/*/ — [ˈkredɪt] noun I 1) [U] an arrangement to receive money from a bank, or receive goods from a shop, and to pay for them later Ant: debit I don t like buying things on credit.[/ex] Some suppliers will not offer credit to their customers.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 3credit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 arrangement to pay later; money borrowed ADJECTIVE ▪ long term, short term ▪ interest free ▪ foreign ▪ bank ▪ …

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  • 4credit — cred|it1 W2S2 [ˈkredıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(delayed payment)¦ 2¦(praise)¦ 3 be a credit to somebody/something 4 have something to your credit 5 in credit 6 the credits 7 on the credit side 8¦(university)¦ 9¦(amount of money)¦ …

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  • 5credit — an entry made on the right hand side of an account and indicating a gain to a liability, owner s equity or revenue account. Glossary of Business Terms money loaned. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1.… …

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  • 6Credit — Money loaned. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1. [uncountable] COMMERCE an arrangement with a shop, supplier etc to buy something now and pay for it later: • They are saving for new furniture… …

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  • 7chalk up sth — UK US chalk up sth Phrasal Verb with chalk({{}}/tʃɔːk/ verb ► to have a success or failure: chalk up profits/gains/sales »Last year its retail stores chalked up sales of more than $1 billion. chalk up debts/losses »People are still chalking up… …

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  • 8load up on sth — UK US load up on sth Phrasal Verb with load({{}}/ləʊd/ verb ► FINANCE to get a lot of money, assets, or debt: load up on fees/credit/debt »People loaded up on debt from lenders who asked few questions of borrowers. »load up on stocks/shares …

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  • 9set sth aside — UK US set sth aside Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► FINANCE to save something, especially money, for a special purpose: »Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets… …

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  • 10ˌtop sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to completely fill a container that is already partly full 2) to add more to something in order to bring it up to the level you want or need You can buy a card to top up your mobile phone with £5 to £50 worth of credit.[/ex] …

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