to credit / give credit
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to credit
To record an amount of money in an account so that the balance increases. It is the opposite of charging or debiting.
Die Bank wird Ihnen die Rückerstattung innerhalb von fünf Werktagen gutschreiben.
The bank will credit the refund to you within five business days.
'Gutschreiben' (to credit / give credit) is a separable verb. The prefix 'gut' comes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Die Fluggesellschaft schreibt mir die Meilen später gut.
The airline will credit the miles to me later.
When it is about money or points, 'gutschreiben' (to credit) needs a person in the dative (to whom?) and the amount or thing in the accusative (what?). The structure is: jemandem (dative) etwas (accusative) gutschreiben.
Der Händler hat mir den vollen Kaufpreis gutgeschrieben.
The retailer credited me the full purchase price.
You can recognize this meaning from words from the financial or business field. Typical signal words are 'Konto' (account), 'Betrag' (amount), 'Summe' (sum), 'Punkte' (points), or 'Guthaben' (credit/balance).
Ich habe Bonuspunkte gesammelt, die meinem Kundenkonto gutgeschrieben wurden.
I collected bonus points that were credited to my customer account.
In the meaning 'anerkennen' (to acknowledge), a subordinate clause with 'dass' often follows. The structure is: jemandem (dative) gutschreiben, dass ...
Man muss der neuen Kollegin gutschreiben, dass sie sich sehr schnell eingearbeitet hat.
You have to give the new colleague credit for getting up to speed very quickly.
to recognize / acknowledge
'anerkennen' and 'gutschreiben' can both express that you attribute something positive to someone. 'anerkennen' emphasizes appreciation for an achievement or quality. 'gutschreiben' is used more when saying that someone is responsible for something positive. So it is more about attribution: this good thing is thanks to this person. In everyday language, 'anerkennen' can be used more broadly. 'Jemandem etwas gutschreiben' (to give someone credit for something) sounds more precise when attributing a share, success, or merit to a person.
Den Erfolg des Projekts schreiben viele vor allem der neuen Teamleiterin gut.
Many people give most of the credit for the project's success to the new team leader.
Der Lehrer erkennt Lenas gute Vorbereitung für die Prüfung an.
The teacher acknowledges Lena's good preparation for the exam.