to one's credit

prepositional phrase

Achieved by the operation of one's personal strengths and merits.

“A decision that redounded to my credit.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Achieved by the operation of one's personal strengths and merits.

    A decision that redounded to my credit.

    2 more examples

    At times, Swindon's penalty box resembled a pinball machine. To their credit, they never wavered and for that alone no one could begrudge them the points.

    2000 March 12, Stuart Barnes, “Swindon stunner for Curbishley”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    Although the Department for Transport (to its credit) wants the GBR legislation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not. He doesn't see railways as a priority in the run-up to a General Election which the smart money says he will likely lose.

    2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “Comment: GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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