credit vs loan

credit

noun
  • A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid. 

  • Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust. 

  • A source of value, distinction or honour. 

  • A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment). 

  • A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe. 

  • The time given for payment for something sold on trust. 

  • Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie. 

  • Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts. 

  • An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered. 

  • A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid. 

  • A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system. 

  • Recognition for having taken a course (class). 

  • A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation. 

  • Recognition, respect and admiration. 

verb
  • To believe; to put credence in. 

  • To acknowledge the contribution of. 

  • To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of. 

  • To add to an account. 

loan

noun
  • A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest). 

  • An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. 

  • A lonnen. 

  • The permission to borrow any item. 

  • The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan. 

verb
  • To lend (something) to (someone). 

How often have the words credit and loan occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )