Meaning

2 senses
  1. (in the plural)Documentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privileges

    May I see your credentials, please?

    The computer verifies the user's credentials before allowing them to log on.

    Berechtigungsnachweis, Zugangsdaten, Beglaubigungsschreiben

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  2. (informal)Evidence of skill or excellence.

More definitions
  • a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Tom certainly has the right credentials.

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  2. Tom has impressive credentials.

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  3. Tom has credentials.

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  4. Tom showed his credentials.

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  5. Tom clearly has the credentials.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
document of authority:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
document of authority:

Origin

From Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”).

From Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”).

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Forms

plural: credentials
Singularcredential
Pluralcredentials

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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