Kredito

creditnoun

Alternative meanings

credit
financial credit
bank credit
line of credit
academic credit
accounting credit
recognition or merit, depending on context

Pronunciation

KREH-dee-toh

Root and affixes

Kredito is a modern loanword used for credit in financial, school, or accounting contexts. For debt, loan, or payment obligation, utang is a very common word.

Variants or conjugations

kredito = credit
credit = English form used in modern contexts
utang = debt / loan / outstanding credit
pag-utang = borrowing / going into debt
pautang = lending money / granted credit
credit card = credit card, often said in English

Related words and expressions

utang = debt / loan / credit
salapi = money
bangko = bank
bayad = payment
interes = interest
negosyo = business

Meaning and usage notes

Use kredito for financial, academic, accounting, or modern credit. Use utang when the meaning is debt, loan, or money that must be paid back.