creditable

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.