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# creditable

adjective (creditable, more creditable)

«creditable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Creditable means deserving praise, good enough to be respected, though often not the very best. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/#m1)
2. (money, rare) Able to be added to an account as credit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in sports reports and school reports: «a creditable third place», «a creditable effort» — it tells the reader the result was good and honourable, especially given the difficulties. Rather formal.

### Examples

- The team finished a creditable third in the league. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/#x1)
- She gave a creditable performance in her first concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/#x2)
- Getting 70 per cent in a hard test is a creditable result. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/#x3)
- Helping the new pupil was a creditable thing to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/#x4)
- The small school made a creditable effort against the champions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/#x5)
- His creditable behaviour earned him a merit certificate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/#x6)

### Note

Trap: creditable (deserving praise) is not credible (believable). Opposite: discreditable (shameful). Related: credit (praise; also money).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «creditable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creditable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«creditable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creditable.html) on Mova free.