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credit vs ovation

ovation vs credit

credit and ovation both are nouns.

credit is a verb but ovation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
credit Yes No Yes No
ovation Yes No No No
As nouns, ovation is a hyponym of credit; that is, ovation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than credit:
  • credit: approval
  • ovation: enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
Other hyponyms of credit include commemoration, memorial, remembrance, standing ovation, salutation, salute.
credit (noun) ovation (noun)
recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
approval
an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
money available for a client to borrow
credit (verb) ovation (verb)
have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
give someone credit for something
ascribe an achievement to
enter as credit
Difference between credit and ovation

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