Credit
Credit verb - To explain (something) as being the result of something else.
Want
Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
How words are described
| good | good credit | good want |
| special | special credit | special want |
| complete | complete credit | complete want |
| original | original credit | original want |
| Other adjectives: popular, actual, real, little, bad, possible, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Synopsis: Commissar Ariel Abel didn't want much in life, just to work her job and get credit when credit was due.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Ciaphas Cain - In EVE Online, it's not so much that the owning of a rare ship causes drama, it's the desire of everyone else to want to blow it up and get credit on the kill mail.
Source: Loot Drama -
Mind Screw: Welcome to the universe of PKD's writing, will you want to pay for your insanity with cash, check, or credit card?
Source: Literature / A Scanner Darkly
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