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certified, ppl. a.|ˈsɜːtɪfaɪd|
[f. certify v.]
a. Made certain; assured; certainly informed; attested by certificate; furnished with a certificate.
1611Cotgr., Certifié, certified, assured, ascertained. 1865Dickens Mut. Fr. ii. 9, I must refer you to the Registrar of the District..for the certified cause of death. 1879McCarthy Own Times lii. (Hoppe) A minister of religion, a lawyer, a doctor, a certified schoolmaster. 1883J. Russell New Educ. Code 37 An elementary teacher..in..Certified Industrial Schools or Certified Reformatories.
b. certified cheque (N. Amer.), a cheque which is guaranteed by the bank upon which it is drawn. Cf. certify v. 2 b.
1880Webster Supp., Certified check, a bank-check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn. 1883Century Mag. July 334/1 When a producer..wants to use his oil in store as collateral to borrow upon..he gets what is called an acceptance, which is virtually a certified check. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 14/2 (Advt.), Send self addressed envelope plus certified cheque or money order to: Oh! Calcutta! in trust.
c. certified public accountant (U.S.), an accountant who has passed State examinations and has received a certificate of professional competence.
1896Laws State N.Y. I. 263 Any citizen of the United States..who shall have received from the regents of the university a certificate of his qualifications to practice as a public expert accountant..shall be styled and known as a certified public accountant. 1922Certified Public Accountant Mar. 20/2 It would be well for all Certified Public Accountants..to bear in mind that we are passing through a crisis in accountancy. 1979Jrnl. Accounting Res. XVII. 436 A number of recent studies..have dealt with the motivation of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs).
d. certified milk, milk guaranteed free from tubercle bacillus.
1899Taylor & Wells Man. Dis. Children v. 115 A movement..has resulted in the production of a very superior milk, known as certified milk. 1905F. L. Dodd Municipal Milk 13 Certified Milk. The Borough of Sunderland..has started a movement for the improvement of the milk supply by..certificates granted to those producers who fulfil certain definite conditions. 1936Milk (Special Designation Order) xi. §1 A licence to sell milk as ‘Certified’ or as ‘Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)’ shall be deemed to be a licence authorising the use of the special designation ‘Tuberculin Tested’.
e. certified mail (U.S.), mail sent by a system of recorded delivery (see recorded ppl. a. 1 b); the system itself.
1955Federal Register (U.S.) 19 Feb. 1075/1 Certified mail service provides a receipt to the sender and a record of delivery at the office of address. Ibid. Only first-class letter mail having no value will be accepted as certified mail. 1976New Yorker 8 Mar. 90/2 Her letter was to be sent certified mail, return receipt requested. |