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credit
Noun
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A credit is record of money put in an account.
credit
Verb
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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.
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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.
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If you credit something, you believe it.
ease
Noun
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The state of being comfortable or relaxed.
She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.
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Free from pain, worry, etc.
His mind was at ease when he took the test. He knew he had studied well.
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Free from effort, difficulty or hardship.
He passed all the exams with ease.
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Doing something without much effort.
He played the piano with ease.
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To be free from money problems.
After winning the lottery, she lived a life of ease.
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Relaxation, rest and leisure.
We took our ease on the patio.
ease
Verb
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To free or lessen (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
He eased his conscience telling her what he had done wrong.
He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.
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To loosen or relax the tension on (something).
We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.
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To reduce the difficulty of (something).
We had to ease the entry requirements.
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To move (something) slowly and carefully.
He eased the car into the parking space.