costly trade credit

costly Adjective

— If something is costly, it costs a lot of money.

trade Verb

— When two people trade, one gives something to the other and the other gives something to the first one. They make an exchange. Sometimes money is one of the things.

trade Noun

— Trade is the buying and selling of goods. Trade between Canada and the US is at its highest level in years. — A trade is the act of trading. I think I made a good trade. — A trade is a job that needs a special skill to do. The carpenters trade involves making things from wood. He went to trade school to become a plumber.

credit Noun

— Credit is an agreement to buy something and pay later. We bought the new dining room table on credit. I only use my credit card when I know I'll have the money the next week. — Credit is positive words or feelings. He gave credit to local management and to the unions for the improvements at the factory. The children here should take credit for a job well done. — A credit is a course or part of a course that you complete at college or university. I just need five more credits to finish my degree. — A credit is record of money put in an account.

credit Verb

— If you credit an account, you add money to it. I called the bank about the mistake and they credited my account with the missing $50. — If you credit somebody with something, you say that they did it. Most people have credited Churchill with this saying, but there is no proof that he actually said it. — If you credit something, you believe it.