The phrase "a credit note" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in financial contexts to refer to a document issued to a customer, indicating that a certain amount of credit is available for future purchases or as a refund.
Example: "After returning the defective item, I received a credit note that I can use for my next purchase."
Alternatives: "credit voucher" or "store credit."
If coins are short, a credit note or sweets may be offered instead.
You are entitled to insist on financial compensation and do not have to accept a credit note.
The same is true if you have a credit note from a retailer, perhaps for goods you have taken back.
The best outcome you can expect is an exchange or a credit note to use at a later date when there's something in store you want.
A credit note yesterday with an article about states that let taxpayers donate refunds to military families misstated the surname of a contributing reporter.
Should any inspection reveal that Client has over-reported the amount, GNM shall raise a credit note for the appropriate amount.
In November justice ministers rejected an offer by G4S of a £24m "credit note" after it admitted overcharging on its electronic monitoring contract had been going on for years.
Grayling last month rejected an offer from G4S of a £24.1m "credit note" after it admitted that overcharging on its contract for the electronic monitoring of thousands of offenders had been going on for years.
They had included the prestigious friendly as a free ticket to anyone buying a season ticket, and now are facing giving out a €25 (£22) credit note to use in the club shop to those who are affected, as well as refunds to those fans who had bought tickets.
But a refund is your right when you are returning goods that do not meet your statutory rights; you do not have to accept the offer of a replacement, credit note or free repair instead.
After the flaming disaster of the defective Galaxy Note 7, which earlier this week drove Samsung to nix production of the device for good, the South Korean electronics giant is upping its damage limitation strategy by offering a larger credit note for consumers who do not abandon its brand.
