noun
CR
noun
1
An abbreviation for "credit", used in accounting to mark an entry that increases income or reduces what is owed.
"The bookkeeper marked the refund as a Cr entry in the ledger."
How to Use CR
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common abbreviation for "credit" seen on bank statements and in bookkeeping.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "Dr" (debit) — Cr entries increase credit balances, Dr entries increase debit balances.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
Cr balance
Dr/Cr
Word Forms
CRed past tense, CRs singular
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Etymology
Shortened from Latin credere, "to believe" or "to trust", the same root behind the word "credit".