noun
loan, credit
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Kredit (der) means 'loan' or 'credit'. It refers to borrowed money or credit lines and appears in banking contexts. Plural: 'Kredite'; genitive singular 'des Kredits'. Common collocation: 'einen Kredit aufnehmen' (to take out a loan). Also used in accounting as 'credit'. Not irregular; regular declension.
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Er hat einen Kredit für das Auto aufgenommen.
He took out a loan for the car.
Ich brauche einen Kredit für ein neues Auto.
I need a loan for a new car.
Die Bank genehmigte mir einen kleinen Kredit.
The bank approved a small credit for me.
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Imagine a credit card stamped with 'KREDIT'
Sounds like 'credit' in English
Der Kredit — think of 'der' as a single masculine bank loan
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Kredit commonly means bank loan; 'Kreditkarte' refers to credit card. Genitive often 'des Kredits'.