Definition of Certificate

1. Noun. A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts.


2. Verb. Present someone with a certificate.
Generic synonyms: Award, Present

3. Noun. A formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends. "He held several valuable securities"

4. Verb. Authorize by certificate.
Generic synonyms: Authorise, Authorize, Clear, Pass

Definition of Certificate

1. n. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.

2. v. t. To verify or vouch for by certificate.

Definition of Certificate

1. Noun. A document containing a certified statement. ¹

2. Noun. A document evidencing ownership or debt. ¹

3. Noun. (computing theory) The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem. ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Certificate

1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Certificate

certainly
certainness
certainties
certainty
certamen
certation
certayne
certaynely
certeine
certeinely
certes
certie
certifiable
certifiables
certifiably
certificate
certificate authorities
certificate authority
certificate of deposit
certificate of incorporation
certificate of indebtedness
certificate of need
certificated
certificates
certificates of deposit
certificating
certification
certifications
certificatory
certified

Literary usage of Certificate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1845)
"JUDICIAL discretion of Commissioners of Bankruptcy as to the Certificate not ... Bankrupt's Certificate sent back for the purpose of letting in other ..."

2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"428) the Legislature of California passed an act providing that in all cases in which a certificate of purchase of public land had been issued prior to ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"Only questions of law reviewed on certificate of division. ... ON a certificate of division of opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court of the United ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"Insurance <S=755(3) — Acceptance of orín- mal premium after notice of hazardous occupation precluded forfeiture of benefit certificate. ..."

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