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creditable Definition

cred·it·able (kredi tə bəl)

adjective

  1. deserving some credit or praise
  2. ascribable (to)
  3. Obsolete credible
  4. Obsolete having good financial credit

creditable Related Forms

cred′·it·abil·ity noun cred·it·ably adverb

creditable Synonyms

creditable

modif.

creditable Usage Examples

Preposition: against

royalty: This has not been recognized as revenue in the period as it is creditable against future royalties receivable from Abbott.

Modifies a noun

  • performance: All in all, a more creditable performance by our boys than the score might suggest.
  • coverage: Won't level off of or creditable coverage then.
  • draw: In between Andy Little saved a penalty to earn AFC Wimbledon a creditable draw.
  • achievement: The refreshments were good, the whole of the food was baked by the mothers, a very creditable achievement.
  • overall: The girls finished a very creditable 6th team overall.
  • manner: The result of this regularity is that the children acquitted themselves in a creditable manner at examination... .

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: Sales revenues for the first half are now a highly creditable 5 % up on the equivalent for 2001.
  • very: She has made a very creditable job of me.
  • extremely: The results we achieved at the top end despite this handicap were extremely creditable.
  • hardly: Indeed, it is hardly creditable that these deeds were done in the name of Christ.
  • particularly: We feel that this is a particularly creditable achievement in view of the changes that both businesses have undergone over the past twelve months.
  • perfectly: The ringing skills demonstrated were less than awesome but perfectly creditable.