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n. the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"

n. used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";

credit

n. an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work

credit

n. money available for a client to borrow

credit, course credit

n. recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours

credit, recognition

n. approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film"

credit, deferred payment

n. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

credit, credit entry

n. an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

credit, reference, citation, quotation, quote, mention

n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

sell

v. persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"

sell

v. give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"

sell

v. be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"

credit

v. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

credit

v. give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"

sell, exchange for money

v. exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"

sell, deal in

v. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"

sell, betray

v. deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

credit, enter as credit

v. accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100"

further, on, ahead, along, onwards, forwards, forrader, further ahead

adv. "Go ahead"

on

adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"

ready, connected, on

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

loan

n. the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

acknowledgment, acknowledgement, ack

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

thanks, thanking

n. an acknowledgment of appreciation

gratefulness, thankfulness, appreciativeness

n. warm friendly feelings of gratitude

gratitude

n. a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"

blessing, benediction

n. a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

charge

n. the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"

quotation, quote

n. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

selection, excerpt, extract

n. a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

passage

n. a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

indictment

n. an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"

process, summons

n. a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

hold, buy, believe

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

acknowledge, recognize, know

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

acknowledge, admit

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

credit

v. give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"

acknowledge, recognize, know

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

acknowledge, admit

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

credit

v. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

handle, treat, treat with, do by

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

retail, sell retail

v. sell on the retail market

cheat, sell short, rip off

v. deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

forward, fore, forrad, forrard, toward the front

adv. "He faced forward"

forward, onward, forth, thenceforth

adv. "from that time forth"

ahead, along, in a forward direction, in front, at the front

adv. "He is way ahead"

outward, outwards, towards the outside

adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

connected, machine-accessible

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

cash, immediate payment

n. prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check

debit, debit entry

n. an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing

purchase, take, buy

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

debit, enter as debit

v. enter as debit

off

adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

back, backward, backwards, aback, in a reclining position

adv. "Lean back"

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