Words / B2

kr-uh-DENSHL/krəˈdenʃl/

A credential is a qualification, document, or achievement that shows you can be trusted (often credentials): check credentials; teaching credentials. Qualification is a close twin (already in the dictionary); ID is a document. List credentials in the application, then name the awarding body. Mix-up: creditable; creed. Do not write credential for a rumour of skill with no certificate or record.

Meaning

A qualification, document, or achievement that shows you can be trusted (often credentials).

Examples

• “List credentials in the application, then name the awarding body.”
• “Press credentials featured at the briefing, which is the pass/document sense.”

Good to know

credentials; check / present credentials. Close: qualification. Trap: creditable. Jobs, news, and citizenship. Proof you are qualified or genuine, not a vibe.

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