crédit

Definitions of crédit
  1. noun
    money available for a client to borrow
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    ligne de crédit
    the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
    lettre de crédit
    a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit
    crédit au consommateur, crédit à la consommation
    a line of credit extended for personal or household use
    lettre de change au porteur
    a letter of credit given to a traveler
  2. noun
    an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
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    antonyms:
    débit
    an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
    type of:
    entrée d'argent
    a written record of a commercial transaction
  3. noun
    arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
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    type of:
    acquittement, paiement, payement, règlement
    a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
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