noun / verb · neutral
credit
/ˈkrɛdɪt/CRE·dit
an arrangement to receive goods or money now and pay later; money available on a card; recognition of trustworthiness
Examples
“I paid with credit because I had no cash.”
“She has good credit so the bank approved the loan.”
“The phone company gave me £10 credit for calls.”
Band 8 sentence
“I prefer to use a credit card for online purchases because it offers buyer protection and makes tracking expenses easier.”
Collocations
- credit card
- apply for credit
- give someone credit
Word family
Common mistakes
I buy the phone on credit card.→I bought the phone with a credit card.
He has many credits in the bank.→He has a lot of credit in his account.
Say it for a higher band
5borrow→6card→7+credit
Synonyms
loan
Easily confused
loan
“The bank approved a loan for the new business.”
debit
“The amount was debited from my account.”
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