Kredit

See also: kredit

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian credito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁeˈdiːt/, /kʁeˈdɪt/

• Audio:

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Noun

Kredit m (strong, genitive Kredites or Kredits, plural Kredite)

1. loan or anything afforded to someone in the expectation of return
2. credibility, informal credit rating, the ability of someone to get loans based on his reputation

Derived terms

• Kreditgefährdung
• Kreditschädigung
• Kreditwürdigkeit

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Krëtitt
• → Polish: kredyt
• → Russian: креди́т (kredít)

Further reading

• “Kredit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kredit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kredit (Aktiva, Guthaben)” in Duden online
• “Kredit (Finanzierung, Anleihe)” in Duden online
• Kredit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de