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Credit
Credit
Image 1 A contractual agreement in which a borrower receives something of value now with the agreement to repay the lender at some date in the future. Also, the borrowing capacity of an individual or company.

An accounting entry system that either decreases assets or increases liabilities.

Image 2 For the later definition the opposite transaction is a debit.


Bond

Credit Spread

Debit

Line of Credit

Mortgage