certificate

Noun

certificate (plural certificates)

1. A document containing a certified statement.
2. A document evidencing ownership or debt.
3. A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
4. The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
5. (Ireland, UK) A motion picture age rating.
   • The film is certificate 15.
6. (obsolete) Synonym of certification.
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   Synonyms:

   certification

Verb

IPA/səˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/

certificate (third-person singular simple present certificates, present participle certificating, simple past and past participle certificated)

1. To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.

Adjective

certificate (comparative more certificate, superlative most certificate)

1. Certified, assured.