Trust, confidence, or reputation—belief in someone or something's reliability. Often used in phrases like 'to trust' (信用する) or 'to be trusted.'
彼の言葉は信用できる。
You can trust what he says.
あの店は長年の営業で信用が厚い。
That shop has a strong reputation built over many years of business.
信用を失うと回復するのは難しい。
Once you lose trust, it's hard to get it back.
In finance: credit—the provision of loans or purchasing power based on expected future repayment or trustworthiness.
彼は信用で商品を仕入れている。
He stocks goods on credit.
銀行は企業の信用を調べたうえで融資を決めた。
The bank decided on the loan after checking the company's creditworthiness.