Reliance on the truth of something said
or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.
Reputation derived from the confidence
of others; esteem; honor; good name; estimation.
A ground of, or title to, belief or
confidence; authority derived from character or
reputation.
That which tends to procure, or add
to, reputation or esteem; an honor.
Influence derived from the good
opinion, confidence, or favor of others; interest.
Trust given or received;
expectation of future playment for property transferred, or of
fulfillment or promises given; mercantile reputation entitling
one to be trusted; -- applied to individuals, corporations,
communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on
credit.
The time given for payment for lands
or goods sold on trust; as, a long credit or a short
credit.
The side of an
account on which are entered all items reckoned as values
received from the party or the category named at the head of the
account; also, any one, or the sum, of these items; -- the
opposite of debit; as, this sum is carried to one's
credit, and that to his debit; A has several
credits on the books of B.
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