certificate

Definition

  • noun: a document that is official proof that something has happened
  • noun: a document containing a 'certified' statement especially as to the truth of something
  • synonyms: policy, scrip, debenture

Examples

  • He earned his teaching 'certificate' last year.

  • She has a 'certificate' in midwifery.

  • a $10 'gift certificate'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) My house was in my mother-in-law's name. My cars were registered to my wife. My Social Security cards and driver's licenses were phonies. I never voted or paid taxes. My birth certificate and arrest sheet were all that showed I was alive. Do you see him here in this courtroom? Yes. (..)
    1990 Goodfellas