credit side

• Positiver oder vorteilhafter Aspekt einer Situation; die Seite eines Kontos, auf der Gutschriften verbucht werden, oft metaphorisch für günstige Faktoren oder Vorteile verwendet.

The positive or advantageous aspect of a situation; the side of an account where credits are recorded, often used metaphorically to refer to favorable factors or benefits.

1. Accounting termC1formal

   The right-hand side of an account where credits are recorded, representing increases in liabilities, equity, and revenue, or decreases in assets and expenses.

   Kreditseite

   • All sales revenue is recorded on the credit side of the income statement.
   • The accountant posted the payment to the credit side of the supplier's account.
   • Double-entry bookkeeping requires every debit to have a corresponding entry on the credit side.

2. Positive aspectB2informal

   The favorable or advantageous aspect of a situation.

   positive Seite

   • On the credit side, the new policy has reduced paperwork significantly.
   • The credit side of the deal is that we gained a valuable partner.
   • Looking at the credit side, the project taught us a lot about teamwork.