English to English Dictionary

Credential

A qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person's background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something.

Credentialed

Having obtained official credentials, qualifications, or professional licenses authorizing a person to practice in a specific field.

Credibility

The quality of being trusted and believed in.

Credit

The ability to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.

Credit Slip

A receipt or voucher issued by a store to a customer who has returned merchandise, allowing them to make a future purchase of equal value.

Credit boom

A rapid and substantial expansion of lending by financial institutions, often leading to increased asset prices and economic overheating.

Credit crunch

A sudden reduction in the general availability of loans or a strict tightening of the conditions required to obtain a loan from banks.

Creditors

A person or institution to whom money is owed.

Creditworthy

Financially sound enough to be trusted with a loan or credit based on a proven history of paying debts on time.

Credulity

A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true, often without proper evidence.

Credulous

Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

Creed

A system of religious or ethical belief.