Meaning
credit (all senses)
In a sentence
Ho finito il credito sul telefono ieri sera.
I ran out of credit on my phone last night.
Hai ancora credito sulla carta del bus?
Do you still have credit on your bus card?
La banca non mi ha dato il credito.
The bank didn't give me the credit.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| credito | masculine · singular |
| crediti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use credito for financial credit, trust, or recognition; for a school course credit, Italians often say CFU or credito formativo.
- Dare credito a means “to believe/trust.” Learners often overuse credere when the idea is giving someone’s words credibility.
- On prepaid phones, credito usually means remaining balance: Ho finito il credito = I’ve run out of phone credit.