give credit

verb

To acknowledge a contribution or accomplishment in someone or something.

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Meanings

verbgive credit (third-person singular simple present gives credit, present participle giving credit, simple past gave credit, past participle given credit)

present singular third person gives credit · participle present giving credit · past gave credit · participle past given credit

  1. To acknowledge a contribution or accomplishment in someone or something.
  2. businessTo extend or offer credit within a financial institution.

Translations

Spanish dar crédito (por)
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APA

give credit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20credit

MLA

“give credit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20credit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give credit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20credit.

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