Commentary: CREDIT[+event][+communication][+acknowledgment][+for_achievement]
NOTE: the act of giving recognition, not the published citations themselves (Sense 8) The act of giving recognition, acknowledgment for an achievement
Examples:
The inventor never received real credit for his achievements.
We should give her credit for trying.
Supporters said the administration should take full credit for the booming economy.
John gets credit for identifying the problem, and Bob gets credit for solving it.
The editors discovered that the author had taken credit for experimental work he had not actually conducted.
Mappings:
PropBank: credit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: CREDIT[+quantity][+score][+achievement][+personal] A narrow usage, implying an additional achievement to a list
NOTE: almost always in the phrase 'to X's credit'
Examples:
She already had several performances to her credit.
John was pleased to add his summer internship to his credit.
Mappings:
PropBank: credit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Examples:
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: CREDIT[+quantity][+sum][+money][+returned][+to_account]
NOTE: an amount of money returned to a financial account and available for use
NOTE: implies the client owns the money, it is not additional borrowed funds (Sense 5)
Examples:
The bookstore double-charged me for a book, and the credit for one of them hasn't yet appeared on my statement.
The store gave me a credit of $100 dollars after returning my gifts. (funds returned)
Mappings:
PropBank: credit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: CREDIT[+quantity][+sum][+money][+available][+for_borrowing]
NOTE: implies money not belonging to a client, but which the client can borrow from another source money available for a client to borrow
Examples:
The bank refused to extend him a line of credit.
I've bought all of my furniture on credit.
The mortgage companies are lending credit at higher rates now.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: ENTRY[+entity][+symbolic][+entry][+financial][+positive][+in_record][+accounting] an accounting entry acknowledging a received sum of money
Examples:
Credit entries often have a '+' before them, while debit entries have a '-'.
These amounts will appear as credits on the balance sheet.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: CREDIT[+quantity][+measure][+unit][+academic][+of_achievement][+curriculum] recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed: typically measured in semester hours
Examples:
I'm taking 10 credits this semester.
The students who fail this course will receive no credit for it.
Mary needs six more credits to complete her double major.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: CREDIT[+entity][+symbolic][+notification][+published][+of_acknowledgement]
NOTE: refers to actual published notes of recognition, not the act of acknowledgment (Sense 1)
NOTE: often occurs in the plural form, 'credits'
Examples:
We watched the credits of the film to see who performed the music in it.
The author's credits were listed at the end of the article.
The student's paper had no citations nor credits to previous work done on this problem.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7, 8
Commentary: CREDIT[+quality][+public][+distinction][+merit]
NOTE: refers to a person or thing which is well regarded
Examples:
The children were a credit to their school during their musical tour of Europe.
These people were viewed as the citizens of credit and renown in their community.
His credit with his political base has been undermined by these continuous scandals.
The idea of intelligent design has little credit among molecular biologists. (not well-regarded idea)
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: CREDIT[+quality][+financial][+soundness][+of_customer]
NOTE: refers to the overall trustworthiness or reliability of a potential customer to repay borrowed money.
Examples:
They will run a credit check on every new customer.
You generally need to establish a credit history in order to apply for a home mortgage.
The proprietress informed John that his credit was no longer good at her shop.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1