certificate : Idioms & Phrases

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birth certificate

  • noun a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
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bond certificate

  • 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

  • noun a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
    CD.
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certificate of incorporation

  • noun state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation
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certificate of indebtedness

  • noun a written promise to repay a debt
    debt instrument; obligation.
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face-amount certificate company

  • 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

  • noun the basic level of a subject taken in school
    O level; GCSE.
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partnership certificate

  • noun a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership
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proprietorship certificate

  • noun a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business
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silver certificate

  • noun formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver
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stock certificate

  • 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

  • noun a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools
    teacher's certificate.
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teaching certificate

  • 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.
Webster 1913