1. acknowledgment or recognition given for something
2. units of academic work used to measure progress toward a degree
Usage: education
3. money available in an account or owed to someone
Usage: finance

Examples

• She deserves credit for organizing the successful fundraiser.
• I need 12 more credits to graduate from college.
• The store gave me credits for the returned items.
• We stayed to watch the credits at the end of the movie.
• He has enough credits in his account to make the purchase.
• The professor awarded extra credits for the research project.
• The opening credits listed all the main actors.