give credit
Recognize someone's contribution
To give credit is to acknowledge someone's contribution or achievement: Give credit where credit is due.
It can mean attributing a quote or idea to its source: The article failed to give credit to the original researcher.
In financial contexts, to give credit is to extend a loan or allow deferred payment: The store gave us credit for the return.
Confirm receipt or truth
- recognizePerceive as known
- citeMention as authority
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- attributeQuality assigned to something
reference · shout out · name-check · call out · highlight · spotlight · single out · salute
Formal expression of approval
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- kudosPraise and honor
- complimentWords expressing approval
tribute · accolade · congratulation · endorsement · approval · admiration · recognition · laudation
Assigning origin or cause
- citationMention of a source
- sourcePoint of origin
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- bibliographyList of cited works
reference · quotation · byline · authorship · intellectual property · works cited · endnote · sourcing
Appreciative state of mind
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- gratefulnessState of being thankful
- indebtednessState of owing money
- thanksExpression of appreciation
thank you · appreciativeness · debt of gratitude · heartfelt thanks
acknowledge
Confirm receipt or truth
attribute · reference · shout out · name-check · call out · highlight · spotlight · single out · salute · commend
commendation
Formal expression of approval
compliment · tribute · accolade · congratulation · endorsement · approval · admiration · recognition · laudation · ovation
attribution
Assigning origin or cause
bibliography · reference · quotation · byline · authorship · intellectual property · works cited · endnote · sourcing · documentation
thankfulness
Appreciative state of mind
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- gratefulnessState of being thankful
- indebtednessState of owing money
thanks · thank you · appreciativeness · debt of gratitude · heartfelt thanks
merit-based
Awarded by achievement
- fair shareEquitable part owed
- forum rulescommunity standards, terms of service, warning system, no soliciting, language rules
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- good mannerssay please, apologize, smile, shake hands