To believe; confide in the truth of; put credence or confidence in: as, to credit a report or the person who makes it.To reflect credit upon; do credit to; give reputation or honor to.To trust; sell or lend in confidence of future payment: as, to credit goods or money.To enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for: as, to credit the amount paid; to credit the interest paid on a bond.n. Belief; faith; a reliance on or confidence in the truth of something said or done: used both subjectively and objectively.n. Repute as to veracity, integrity, ability, reliableness, etc.; right to confidence or trust; faith due to the action, character, or quality of a person or thing; reputation: as, the credit of a historian; a physician in high credit with the profession; the credit of the securities is at a low ebb.n. Good repute; favorable estimation; trustful regard or consideration.n. That which procures or is entitled to belief or confidence; authority derived from character or reputation: as, we believe a story on the credit of the narrator.n. One who or that which brings or reflects honor or distinction.n. Influence derived from the good opinion or confidence of others; interest; power derived from weight of character, from friendship, service, or other cause: as, the minister has credit with the prince; use your credit with your friend in my favor.n. In com.: Trust; confidence reposed in the ability and intention of a purchaser to make payment at some future time either specified or indefinite: as, to ask or give credit; to sell or buy on credit.n. The reputation of solvency and probity which entitles a man to be trusted in buying or borrowing.n. In bookkeeping, the side of an account on which payment is entered: opposed to debit: as, this article is carried to one's credit and that to one's debit. Abbreviated Cr.n. A note or bill issued by a government, or by a corporation or individual, which circulates on the confidence of men in the ability and disposition of the issuer to redeem it: distinctively called a bill of credit.n. The time given for payment for anything sold on trust: as, a long credit or a short credit.n. A sum of money due to some person; anything valuable standing on the creditor side of an account: as, A has a credit on the books of B; the credits are more than balanced by the debits.n. A credible or credited report.