What does crédit in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word crédit in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crédit in French.

The word crédit in French means credit, loan, credit, credit, budget, on credit, have faith in , have confidence in, credit purchase, buy on credit, purchase on credit, credit insurance, credit note, credit memo, card, bank card, credit card, personal credit card, credit card in your own name, credit union, short-term credit, consumer credit, bank loan, conventional credit, commercial credit, trade credit, tax credit, equipment loan, overdraft, deferred credit, documentary credit, mortgage credit institution, supplier credit, trade credit, mortgage, mortgage, home loan, photo credit, photographic credit, revolving credit, unsecured loan, lease, lease-purchase, bridging loan, loan length, credit card imprint, credit institution, blow your credit, credit facilities, give credit, credit, give credit, be in good standing with, we do not give credit, letter of credit, microcredit, be out of credit, have no credit left, debt consolidation loan, building society, loan company, mortgage lender, mortgage lender, live on credit. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crédit

credit

nom masculin (avance d'argent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'achète à crédit, et je payerai le mois prochain.
I'm buying on credit; I'll pay next month.

loan

nom masculin (prêt d'argent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La banque me fait un crédit pour acheter ma voiture.
The bank is giving me a loan to buy my new car.

credit

nom masculin (opération comptable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les achats sont enregistrés par le crédit du compte des fournitures.
The purchases are recorded, with the credit entry made to Supplies.

credit

nom masculin (figuré (crédibilité, respect)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce banquier a beaucoup de crédit dans les milieux d'affaires.
That banker has a lot of credibility in business circles.

budget

nom masculin (administration : budget)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les déplacements professionnels sont au crédit des services généraux.
Work trips come under the central services budget.

on credit

locution adverbiale (en utilisant un crédit)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

have faith in , have confidence in

locution verbale (croire à)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après tant de promesses non tenues, il est difficile d'accorder du crédit à ses propos.

credit purchase

nom masculin (achat avec prêt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

buy on credit, purchase on credit

locution verbale (acheter avec un prêt)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

credit insurance

nom féminin (garantie contre les risques d'impayés) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

credit note, credit memo

nom masculin (information sur un avoir disponible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'entreprise a reçu un avis de crédit de 450 € de la part de la banque.

card, bank card

nom féminin (France (carte de paiement électronique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Thomas paye quasiment toutes ses dépenses avec sa carte de crédit.
Thomas pays for almost all his expenses with his card (or: bank card).

credit card

nom féminin (carte de paiement à crédit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je paie tous mes achats avec ma carte de crédit.
I pay for all my purchases with my credit card.

personal credit card, credit card in your own name

nom féminin (carte de paiement à son nom)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Seul le titulaire peut payer avec une carte de crédit nominative.

credit union

nom féminin (banque mutualiste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

short-term credit

nom masculin (crédit sur durée courte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

consumer credit

nom masculin (prêt d'argent pour consommer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bank loan

nom masculin (prêt d'argent par la banque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

conventional credit

nom masculin (prêt d'argent conventionnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commercial credit, trade credit

nom masculin (crédit spécifique de courte durée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tax credit

nom masculin (somme à déduire de son impôt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

equipment loan

nom masculin (prêt pour s'équiper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

overdraft

nom masculin (crédit à court terme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

deferred credit

nom masculin (prêt financier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un crédit différé est un prêt à remboursement reporté consenti par une banque.

documentary credit

nom masculin (engagement bancaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le crédit documentaire est un moyen de paiement commercial international.

mortgage credit institution

nom masculin (organisme de crédit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

supplier credit, trade credit

nom masculin (contrat commercial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vendeur lui propose un crédit fournisseur pour l'achat de sa voiture.

mortgage

nom masculin (prêt garanti par un bien immobilier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les petits entrepreneurs recourent souvent au crédit hypothécaire.

mortgage, home loan

nom masculin (prêt pour acheter un logement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

photo credit

nom masculin (auteur de la photo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Exposition « Notre belle région » ; crédit photo : Pierre Dupont.

photographic credit

nom masculin (copyright pour photo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

revolving credit

nom masculin (prêt d'argent réutilisable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unsecured loan

nom masculin (prêt sur l'honneur) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lease, lease-purchase

nom masculin (crédit avec option d'achat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martin a pris sa nouvelle voiture en crédit-bail.

bridging loan

nom masculin (prêt de transition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En attendant de vendre leur maison, ils ont souscrit à un crédit-relais pour acheter la nouvelle.

loan length

nom féminin (temps pour rembourser un prêt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

credit card imprint

nom féminin (Signature électronique manuscrite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'empreinte de carte de crédit permet de prélever une éventuelle pénalité.

credit institution

nom masculin (organisme accordant des prêts) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blow your credit

locution verbale (familier (Télécommunications) (mobile phone: slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En téléphonant à mon copain en Allemagne, j'ai explosé mon crédit !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. I blew my credit on phoning my boyfriend in Germany.

credit facilities

nom féminin pluriel (possibilités d'obtenir de l'argent)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Certains organismes ont été critiqués pour leur facilités de crédits.

give credit

locution verbale (accorder un délai de paiement) (finance)

Les commerces ne font crédit qu'à leurs meilleurs clients.

credit

locution verbale (figuré (attribuer [qch] à [qqn]) (attribution)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je lui fais crédits des photos.

give credit

locution verbale (figuré (faire confiance) (faith)

Le directeur fait crédit à ses employés.

be in good standing with

locution verbale (avoir bonne réputation)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est facile à cet homme d'emprunter de l'argent car il jouit d'un grand crédit auprès de sa banque.

we do not give credit

(pancarte : il faut payer comptant)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

letter of credit

nom féminin (preuve d'un engagement à payer [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

microcredit

nom masculin (banque: très petit crédit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certaines banques proposent des micro-crédits.

be out of credit, have no credit left

locution verbale (Télécommunications)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Désolée, je ne pouvais plus t'appeler parce que je n'avais plus de crédit.

debt consolidation loan

nom masculin (crédit pour en racheter un plus cher)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

building society

nom féminin (type d'entreprise immobilière) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

loan company

nom féminin (société prêtant de l'argent) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mortgage lender

nom féminin (organisme de crédit immobilier) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mortgage lender

nom féminin (organisme de prêt pour logement) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

live on credit

locution verbale (dépenser plus qu'on ne possède)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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