certificate
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a document containing a certified statement especially as to the truth of something; specifically : a document certifying that one has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a field
certificate
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something serving the same end as a certificate
certificate
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a document evidencing ownership or debt
certificate
verb(cer-tif-i-cate)
to testify to or authorize by a certificate; especially : certify
certificate
noun phrase(cer-tif-i-cate)
a money-market bond of a preset face value paying fixed interest and redeemable without penalty only on maturity
certificate
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a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
certificate
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a certificate entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer
certificate
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a certificate formerly issued against the deposit of silver coin as legal tender in the U.S. and its possessions
certificate
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an instrument evidencing ownership of one or more shares of the stock of a corporation
certificate
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an official document that gives information about a person's death (such as when and how the death happened)
certificate
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a legal document that shows that a marriage has taken place