The noun credit has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (7) recognition, credit -- (approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film")
2. (5) credit -- (money available for a client to borrow)
3. (4) credit, credit entry -- (an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items)
4. (3) credit -- (used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";)
5. (2) credit, deferred payment -- (arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services)
6. (1) credit, course credit -- (recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours)
7. 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")
8. credit -- (an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work)
Overview of verb credit
The verb credit has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (4) credit -- (give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs")
2. (3) accredit, credit -- (give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program")
3. (2) credit -- (accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100")
4. (1) credit -- (have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of)