1. attributing something to a particular cause, source, or person
Usage: present participle of credit
2. adding money to an account
Usage: banking and finance
3. believing or accepting as true

Examples

• The teacher is crediting the improvement to extra study time.
• She’s crediting her success to hard work and determination.
• The bank is crediting your account with the refund today.
• They’re crediting him with the discovery of the new species.
• I’m not crediting that story until I see proof.
• The company is crediting customers for the service outage.