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credit
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French crédit (“belief, trust”), from Latin cr?ditum (“a loan, credit”), neuter of cr?ditus, past participle of cr?dere (“to believe”). The verb is from the noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??d?t/
- Rhymes: -?d?t
Verb
credit (third-person singular simple present credits, present participle crediting, simple past and past participle credited)
- (transitive) To believe; to put credence in.
- Synonyms: accept, believe
- (transitive, accounting) To add to an account.
- Antonym: debit
- (transitive) To acknowledge the contribution of.
- (transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
- You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
credit (countable and uncountable, plural credits)
- Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
- When Jonathan and the people heard these words they gave no credit into them, nor received them.
- (uncountable) Recognition and respect.
- 1782, William Cowper, The Diverting History of John Gilpin
- John Gilpin was a citizen / Of credit and renown.
- 1782, William Cowper, The Diverting History of John Gilpin
- (countable) Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
- (television/film, usually in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
- (uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.
- The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
- (uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
- (accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
- (tax accounting) A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
- A source of value, distinction or honour.
- 1836, Henry Francis Cary, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope., The Author's Preface
- I published, because I was told I might please such as it was a credit to please.
- 1836, Henry Francis Cary, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope., The Author's Preface
- An arbitrary unit of value, often used in fictive or virtual currencies.
- (uncountable) Recognition for having taken a course (class).
- (countable) A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.
Synonyms
- (course credit, credit hour): unit
Derived terms
Related terms
- credible
Translations
References
- credit at OneLook Dictionary Search
- credit in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- credit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- direct, triced
Latin
Verb
cr?dit
- third-person singular present active indicative of cr?d?
Romanian
Etymology
From French crédit.
Noun
credit n (plural credite)
- credit
Declension
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /?kr?d?t/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?kre?d?t/, /?kr?d?t/
Verb
credit (literary)
- second-person singular imperfect/conditional of credu
Noun
credit m (plural creditau)
- Alternative form of credyd (“credit”)
Mutation
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talent
English
Etymology
From Middle English talent, from Old English talente, borrowed from the plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later senses from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tæl?nt/
- (UK, also) IPA(key): /?tal?nt/
- Hyphenation: tal?ent
Noun
talent (plural talents)
- A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15thc.]
- (historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East. [from 9thc.]
- 1611, Authorized Version, Matthew XXV 14-15:
- For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
- 1611, Authorized Version, Matthew XXV 14-15:
- (obsolete) A desire or inclination for something. [14th-16thc.]
- (business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19thc.]
- (slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness. [from 20thc.]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:skill
Derived terms
- talent scout
Translations
Further reading
- talent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- talent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- antlet, latent, latten
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /t??lent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /t??len/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ta?lent/
Noun
talent m (plural talents)
- talent (Greek money)
- talent (skill)
- hunger
- Synonym: gana
Derived terms
- atalentat
- talentós
Further reading
- “talent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum.
Noun
talent m
- talent (unit of weight)
- talent (actual or potential ability)
Synonyms
- (ability): nadání n
Related terms
- talentovaný
Further reading
- talent in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- talent in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Talent (“talent”), from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tal?nt/, [ta?l?n?d?]
Noun
talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)
- talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)
Inflection
See also
- talent on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tal?nt/, [ta?l?n?d?]
Noun
talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)
- talent (unit of weight and money)
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch talent, from Old French talent, from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “a particular weight, balance”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl?h?ent-, from *telh?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta??l?nt/
- Hyphenation: ta?lent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
talent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n)
- talent (gift, quality, capability)
- (historical) talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin)
Derived terms
- met zijn talenten woekeren
- natuurtalent
- talentenjacht
- talentvol
Descendants
- Afrikaans: talent
Anagrams
- latten
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.l??/
Noun
talent m (plural talents)
- (historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)
- a talent, a gift, a knack
Derived terms
- talentueux
Further reading
- “talent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- latent
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin talentum.
Noun
talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent or talenter, definite plural talenta or talentene)
- (a) talent
Derived terms
- talentfull
References
- “talent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin talentum
Noun
talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent, definite plural talenta)
- (a) talent
Derived terms
- talentfull
References
- “talent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Alternative forms
- talant
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).
Noun
talent m (oblique plural talenz or talentz, nominative singular talenz or talentz, nominative plural talent)
- desire; wish (to do something)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ta.l?nt/
Noun
talent m inan
- talent, gift
- (historical) talent (ancient unit of weight and money)
Declension
Noun
talent m pers
- (metonymically) talented person
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From French talente
Noun
talent n (plural talente)
- talent
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Bosnian, Serbian): tàlenat
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?lent/
- Hyphenation: ta?lent
Noun
tàlent m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- (Croatia) talent
Declension
Welsh
Alternative forms
- talen (colloquial)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /?tal?nt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?ta?l?nt/, /?tal?nt/
Etymology 1
talu +? -ent
Verb
talent
- (literary) third-person plural imperfect/conditional of talu
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin talentum.
Noun
talent m (plural talentau or talenti or talennau)
- ability, aptitude
- talent (“coin”)
Derived terms
- talentog (“talented”)
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “talent”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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