credit

credit; film credits

noun KREH-deet Rare

Origin: English loanword, from Latin creditum ('that which is entrusted').

Usage Note

Credit is used in Italian as an indeclinable loanword, mainly in two contexts: financial credit (il credit scoring) and the end credits of a film or TV show (i credit or more commonly i titoli di coda). It is masculine in Italian. As a borrowing it does not change form in the plural.

Examples

"Controlla il tuo credit score prima di chiedere un prestito."

Natural Translation

Check your credit score before applying for a loan.

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