Credit

v. t.
  1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe.
  2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
  3. (Bookkeeping) To enter upon the credit side of an account; to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest paid on a bond.
    4. To credit with ,
    to give credit for; to assign as justly due to any one.