credits
kre dits
- n a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
- n approval
- n money available for a client to borrow
- n an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
- n used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise;
- n arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
- n recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
- n a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- n 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 - n an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
- v give someone credit for something
- v ascribe an achievement to
- v accounting: enter as credit
- v have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
- Carbon credits alone won't do much to offset the damage done by energy-guzzling spendthrifts.
- For example, tax credits that gave homeowners an incentive to install storm windows and insulate their homes got results.
- If politicians can't agree to renew credits for businesses that create renewable power, both the economy and the environment will suffer.