certificate
certificate
noun
/səˈtɪfɪkət/
(abbreviation cert.)
1 an official document that may be used to prove that the facts it states are true
a birth/marriage/death certificate
certificate of something a certificate of motor insurance
The police are waiting for the doctor to issue a death certificate.
a certificate of authenticity
She showed her certificate of insurance.
Everyone entering the country needs to show a health certificate.
This certificate is an important document. Keep it in a safe place.
SEE ALSO digital certificate, film certificate, gift certificate, X certificate
TOPICS Life stages B2
Collocations
adjective
birthdeathmarriage…
verb + certificate
award (somebody)issueearn…
preposition
certificate of
2 an official document proving that you have completed a course of study or passed an exam; a qualification obtained after a course of study or an exam
a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (= a British qualification for teachers)
certificate of something A certificate of completion will be issued to all who complete the course.
TOPICS Success B2
TOPICS Education B2
certificate
verb (certificates, certificated, certificated, certificating)
/səˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
(British English)
​certificate somebody (to do something) to give somebody an official document proving that they have successfully completed a training course, especially for a particular profession
TOPICS Success B2
Word Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘certification’): from French certificat or medieval Latin certificatum, from certificare, from Latin certus ‘certain’.