"give credit" meaning in English

See give credit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gives credit [present, singular, third-person], giving credit [participle, present], gave credit [past], given credit [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> credit}} give credit (third-person singular simple present gives credit, present participle giving credit, simple past gave credit, past participle given credit)
  1. To acknowledge a contribution or accomplishment in someone or something.
    Sense id: en-give_credit-en-verb-LS~M897J
  2. (finance) To extend or offer credit within a financial institution. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-give_credit-en-verb-mGxCucxR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for give credit meaning in English (1.6kB)

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