Credit

Credit

Money loaned.

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credit

1. The ability to borrow or to purchase goods and services with payment delayed beyond delivery.

2. An accounting entry resulting in an increase in liabilities or owners' equity or in a decrease in assets. Compare debit.

3. The balance in an account.

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Credit. Credit generally refers to the ability of a person or organization to borrow money, as well as the arrangements that are made for repaying the loan and the terms of the repayment schedule.

If you are well qualified to obtain a loan, you are said to be credit-worthy.

Credit is also used to mean positive cash entries in an account. For example, your bank account may be credited with interest. In this sense, a credit is the opposite of a debit, which means money is taken from your account.