Credit

The term credit can have several meanings in different contexts.

In finance, credit refers to lending. It is also the archetypal unit of currency in science fiction.
In accounting, credit refers to the type of book-keeping entry that mirrors debits; see double-entry book-keeping.
In education, credit refers to academic coursework.
In creative arts, including writing, credit refers to acknowledging the ideas or other work of contributors.de:Kredit