credential — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone).

   Examples

   their credential letters on both sides

Noun

1. documentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privileges

   Usage

   • in-plural

   Examples

   May I see your credentials, please?

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

2. Evidence of skill or excellence.

   Usage

   • Informal

   Examples

   They deserved their half-time lead and looked fully in control until Brazil made changes at the break and began to show their credentials in attack.

Verb

1. to furnish with credentials

   Examples

   School superintendents, principals, and teachers are currently credentialed only by the state.

   The newly credentialled ambassador to the Holy See is already in the PM's good books.

Noun

1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

   Synonyms

   certificatecertificationcredentials

   Broader terms

   documentwritten documentpapers