Meaning & use

credited

verb·Academic

Given recognition for an achievement, or added as an amount of money to an account.

See it in a sentence

The scientist was credited with discovering the new compound after years of research.

The refund was credited to her account within three business days.

A note on using this word

Credited is often followed by "with" when giving someone recognition, as in "credited with the idea."

Words with a similar meaning

acknowledgedattributed

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Words with an opposite meaning

debitedblamed

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