Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to credit
English answer:
subtract the amount paid next time you make a purchase
Added to glossary by
David Russi
Apr 19, 2006 13:23
18 yrs ago
English term
Poland
to credit
English
Bus/Financial
Retail
Cooking mussels
If any of the mussels float it means they are not very fresh, so discard them (and ask your fishmonger to credit them).
credit=give you your money back?
If any of the mussels float it means they are not very fresh, so discard them (and ask your fishmonger to credit them).
credit=give you your money back?
Responses
| 5 +15 | give you credit |
David Russi
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| 4 +4 | cash or in-kind refund |
swisstell
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| 3 +4 | to take the money you paid them against future purchases |
Andrey Belousov (X)
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| 4 | to add it(money spent) to your credit . |
Morad Safe (X)
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Change log
Apr 19, 2006 13:47: Ian M-H (X) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Cooking / Culinary" to "Retail"
Responses
+15
2 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
give you credit
and subtract the amount next time you make a purchase
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+4
4 mins
cash or in-kind refund
in-kind here meaning to give you the same amount of (good)
mussels to compensate for the bad ones
mussels to compensate for the bad ones
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
William [Bill] Gray
: I think this is right, although the limited context provided does not necessarily require the "in-kind" element.
9 mins
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| agree |
Can Altinbay
: The other responses are possible, but this one is the most comon (that is, either choice offered in this answer).
13 mins
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| agree |
Rafal Korycinski
29 mins
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| agree |
Tony M
: In practice, you would probably ASk for the amount to be credited, but the f/monger may well OFFER to give you an outright refund... It's just politeness
38 mins
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+4
4 mins
to take the money you paid them against future purchases
That's how I see it
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-04-19 13:28:26 GMT)
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..for them..
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-04-19 13:28:26 GMT)
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..for them..
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
RHELLER
: yes - you have defined credit
18 mins
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Thanks, Rita!
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| agree |
Tony M
36 mins
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Thanks, Tony!
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| agree |
Kevin Kelly
: Absolutely.
1 hr
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Thanks, Kevin!
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| agree |
NancyLynn
1 hr
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Thanks, Nancy!
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11 mins
to add it(money spent) to your credit .
Oh, That`s an idea.
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