Excerpt from Théorie du Crédit Public
Le mot crédit a plusieurs acceptions: en général, il signifie, comme l'indique son étymologie, la croyance, la confiance qu'une chose ou une personne nous inspire.
Appliqué aux affaires d'intérêt, le mot crédit a deux acceptions l'une est la réputation de solvabilité; l'autre, le parti que l'on tire de cette réputation. L'une est la faculté d'avoir du crédit, l'autre est cette faculté mise en action.
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