| 词汇 | credit |
| 词源 | credit. According to J. P. Morgan, loans are made safe by character rather than collateral. This idea is reflected in the word credit, which derives from the Latin credo, meaning “I be- lieve,” which indicates that the person giving credit “believes” in the person to whom he gives it. The word, in its financial sense, was first recorded in 1542. |
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