Meaning & use
Crediting
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Attributing an achievement, quality, or amount of money to a particular person or account.
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The report is crediting the marketing team with the surge in sales.
The bank began crediting interest to the account each month.
A note on using this word
In finance, "crediting" an account means adding funds to it, the opposite of debiting.
Words with a similar meaning
attributingacknowledging
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Words with an opposite meaning
debitingblaming
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