credit-n; 10 Senses

Sense Number 1: the act of giving acknowledgment, recognition to someone or something

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

Sense Number 2: a measure of personal achievement in some endeavor

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

Sense Number 3: Do Not Choose

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 4: money returned to a financial account

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

Sense Number 5: money available to borrow

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

Sense Number 6: a positive financial entry in a record

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

Sense Number 7: academic course units

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

Sense Number 8: written or published notification of acknowledgment

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

Sense Number 9: a source of merit, distinction

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

Sense Number 10: reliability of a person to repay borrowed money

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