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credito

credit

noun KREH-dee-toh Common

Origin: From Latin creditum (a loan, thing entrusted), from credere (to trust, believe).

Also means

reputation; trust

Usage Note

Credito covers financial credit (credito bancario, carta di credito) and reputation or esteem (godere di grande credito = 'to enjoy great esteem'). A credito means 'on credit'. It is also used in education: crediti universitari are academic credits (course units). The adjective creditizio ('relating to credit') appears in formal contexts.

Examples

"Ha pagato la spesa con la carta di credito."

Natural Translation

She paid for the shopping with a credit card.

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