long-term, short-term
interest-free
foreign
bank
consumer, export, trade

have, use
get, obtain
If you don't have a regular income you may be unable to get credit.

extend, give sb, grant (sb), offer (sb), provide
Most stores selling furniture or will offer credit.

deny sb, refuse sb
The bank refused further credit to the company.

arrange
expand
We propose to expand credit in order to create demand.

account (BrE), agreement, arrangement, facilities, system, terms (see also credit card)
limit
Your credit limit is now $2 000.

period
sale, transaction, transfer (BrE)
rating, score, scoring, standing
He has a bad credit rating (= seems unlikely to pay the money back).

history, record
people with poor credit histories

file, report
The credit report will show all the consumer debt a person has.

risk
He's a bad credit risk.

control
crunch, squeeze (esp. BrE)
expansion
increases in debt created by credit expansion

bureau (AmE), industry, institution, market, union
analyst
note (BrE)
If damaged items have to be returned, the manufacturer may issue a credit note.

insurance

on credit
I bought it on credit.

a letter of credit (= a letter from one bank to another that enables you to obtain money)
I have arranged for my branch to send a letter of credit to the branch nearest the hotel.

direct (BrE)
I'm paid by direct credit into my bank account.

have
I have three credits on my bank statement.

balance
a credit balance of €265

in credit
My account is in credit.

credit of
a credit of £35

great
extra
full
partial
due, proper
We should give due credit to all who helped make the event a success.

give sb
claim, get, receive, take
Why should she get all the credit?

do sb, reflect
Your concern does you credit.
The success of the venture reflects great credit on the organizers.

deserve

to sb's credit
To her credit, she gave them lunch.

credit for
At least give him credit for trying.

give credit where credit is due
to sb's great credit
To her great credit, she does not try to avoid the truth.

to sb's eternal credit (esp. BrE), to sb's everlasting credit (esp. AmE)

opening
closing, end, final
film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)

watch

roll
We left before the final credits began to roll.

great

credit to
He's a great credit to the school.

course
Participants were given course credit for their participation in the study. (AmE)

college (AmE)

earn
He took some advanced courses to earn college credits.

award, grant
offer
modules offering continuing education credits

transfer
Students may have difficulty transferring credits to other institutions.

hour (AmE)
Tuition costs are based on the number of credit hours enrolled.

with
The bank credited the oil company with $500 000.

credit sth to sb's account

with
I credited you with a little more sense.

be credited as sth, be credited with sth
She is generally credited as having written over 50 novels.

be credited to sb
The work has been credited to a 16th-century bishop.

be generally credited with sth, be widely credited with sth
He is widely credited with having started the Middle East peace process.

can hardly, can scarcely
I could hardly credit it when she told me she was leaving.

be hard to
I find what he says rather hard to credit.