单词 | certificate |
释义 | certificate (once / 675 pages) nv A certificate is a paper or document that proves some fact. Your most prized possession might be the certificate you got when you became a black belt in karate. Your fastidious friend might need to check the health inspection certificate before she'll agree to eat in a restaurant, and you'll need a copy of your birth certificate before you can apply for a passport. A certificate certifies or documents the fact that you are who you say you are, that you're licensed to drive, or authorized to practice dentistry, for example. You can trace the word certificate back to the Latin certus, "sure, fixed, settled." WORD FAMILYcertificate: certificated, certificates, certificating+/certifiable: certifiably/certification: certifications/certified: uncertified/certify: certifiable, certificate, certification, certificatory, certified, certifies, certifying, decertify/decertify: decertified, decertifying USAGE EXAMPLESOnce your emergency fund is solidified, Cox said, start saving money in a certificate or IRA. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The fund helps pay off principal and interest on certificates of participation, a type of public borrowing with shorter terms than most bond issues. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) The so-called bathroom bill in North Carolina includes a provision that requires people to use public bathrooms that match the gender on their birth certificate. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts Syn|Hypo|Hyper certification, credential, credentials certificate of incorporation state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation birth certificatea copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth diploma, sheepskina document certifying the successful completion of a course of study commission, military commissionan official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces bill of healtha certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival) registrationa document certifying an act of registering teacher's certificate, teaching certificatea certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools probate, probate willa judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate HND, Higher National Diplomaa diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree document, papers, written document writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) 2n a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends Syn|Hypo|Hyper security agency security, government security a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System mortgage-backed securitya security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government registered securitya security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent) scripa certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency stock, stock certificatea certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation tax-exempt, tax-exempt securitya security that is not subject to taxation bond, bond certificatea certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal zero coupon security, zero-coupon securitya security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value partnership certificatea certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership proprietorship certificatea certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business convertible, convertible securitya corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock) letter securitya stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market listed securitya security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US OTC security, over the counter security, unlisted securitya security traded in the over-the-counter market bond issuebonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity convertible bonda bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions corporate bonda bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders bearer bond, coupon bonda bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments government bonda bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world high-yield bond, junk bonda (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit municipal bonda bond issued by a state or local government noncallable bonda bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity) performance bond, surety bonda bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance post-obit bonda bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion registered bonda bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner revenue bonda bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond secured bonda bond that is back by collateral debenture, debenture bond, unsecured bondthe ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bonda bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security shareany of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate Premium Bonda government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries letter stockstock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public letter bonda bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public OTC stock, over the counter stock, unlisted stockstock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 3v authorize by certificate Hyper authorise, authorize, clear, pass grant authorization or clearance for 4v present someone with a certificate Hyper award, present give, especially as an honor or reward |
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