credit

(noun) bashi, (verb) gaskatawa

Pronunciation

• IPA: /krɛdɪt/

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Noun

Singular credit

Plural credits

Tilo kuɗin bashi

Jam'i kuɗin basussuka

(countable & uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Credit is an agreement to buy something and pay later. <> kuɗin bashi.

   We bought the new dining room table on credit. <> Mun siyo sabon teburin cin abinci kan bashi.

   I only use my credit card when I know I'll have the money the next week. <> Ina amfani da katin bashi na kawai idan na san zan samu kuɗin a mako mai zuwa.

2. (uncountable) Credit is positive words or feelings for doing or creating something. <> yabo, mallaki.

   His work does him credit. <> Aikinsa ya isa yabo.

3. (countable) A credit is a course or part of a course that you complete at college or university. <> makin darasin jami'a.

   I just need five more credits to finish my degree.

4. (countable) A credit is record of money put in an account. <> kuɗin da aka saka cikin asusu.

Synonyms

• approval
• praise
• respect

Antonyms

• blame
• fault
• debit

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) credit

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) credits

Past tense (ya wuce) credited

Past participle (ya wuce) credited

Present participle (ana cikin yi) crediting

1. (transitive) If you credit an account, you add money to it. <> saka kuɗi cikin asusu. ba da bashi.

   I called the bank about the mistake and they credited my account with the missing $50.

2. (transitive) If you credit somebody with something, you say that they did it. <> gaskata, fitad da, maƙala wa wani alhaki.

   Most people have credited Churchill with this saying, but there is no proof that he actually said it.

3. (transitive); (formal) If you credit something, you believe it. <> yaƙini, yadda da.