French Conversation · Level 25
90 words
French word
crédit
Pronunciation
IPA/kʁedi/
Meaning
- masculine nouncredit
Example
Il a acheté la télévision à crédit.
He bought the television on credit.
More examples
Il rembourse son crédit chaque mois.
He repays his loan every month.
Core concept
A trusted promise that goods are received now while payment waits until later.
Common phrases
paiement à crédit
payment on credit
rembourser un crédit
repay a loan
Similar words
achat à crédit: Buying something under terms that allow payment later.
paiement échelonné: A payment plan spread over several installments.
prêt: A sum of money borrowed and later repaid.
dette: A debt or unpaid amount that must be repaid later.
Definition in French
Faculté accordée par un vendeur ou un établissement financier de différer le paiement d'un achat, correspondant à une forme de prêt ou d'engagement de paiement.
Word origin
French crédit comes from Latin creditum, 'a loan' or 'that which is entrusted,' from credere, 'to trust,' as lending developed from confidence in repayment.
Usage tips
- In donner du crédit à quelqu'un, crédit can refer to believing or taking someone seriously rather than extending a loan.
Other meanings
- loannoun
Opposites
- espècescashnoun
Related words
- créditerlendverb