certificate : Idioms & Phrases
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- birth certificate
- bond certificate
- certificate of deposit
- certificate of incorporation
- certificate of indebtedness
- face-amount certificate company
- general certificate of secondary education
- partnership certificate
- proprietorship certificate
- silver certificate
- stock certificate
- teacher's certificate
- teaching certificate
- Trial by certificate
birth certificate
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noun a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
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bond certificate
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noun a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
bond.
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certificate of deposit
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noun a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
CD.
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certificate of incorporation
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noun state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation
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certificate of indebtedness
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noun a written promise to repay a debt
debt instrument; obligation.
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face-amount certificate company
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noun a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date
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general certificate of secondary education
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noun the basic level of a subject taken in school
O level; GCSE.
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partnership certificate
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noun a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership
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proprietorship certificate
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noun a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business
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silver certificate
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noun formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver
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stock certificate
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noun a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
stock.
- the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
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teacher's certificate
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noun a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools
teacher's certificate.
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teaching certificate
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noun a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools
teacher's certificate.
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Trial by certificate
- a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal.