Credit and License

Credit

Credit noun - The right to take possession of goods before paying for them.

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License and credit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "License" instead a noun "Credit".

License noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Credit and license are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Credit" instead a noun "License".

He hands his son $20,000 and a passport, drivers license and credit cards, etc, completely filled out with a fake name and a recent picture of the son.

Source: Crazy Prepared / Live-Action TV
In the Supernatural episode "What Is and What Should Never Be" (S02, Ep20), Dean believes changing the car's license plate and getting new credit cards should be a sufficient disguise.

Source: Paper Thin Disguise / Live-Action TV
Logo Joke: For a time in the late '80s/early '90s, the fully-formed "Viewers Like You" logo of the time appeared on the license plate of an actual car that the camera zoomed in on as the announcer recited the obligatory credit.

Source: Magazine / Motor Week

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