Certificate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊɚɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tʃˈʌɡz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tʃˈʌɡz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊɚɹɚ/.

Examples

he held several valuable securities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

credentials credential certification security

Parts of Speech

noun	a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
noun	a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends “he held several valuable securities”
verb	present someone with a certificate
verb	authorize by certificate

Word Forms

certify	verb	guarantee as meeting a certain standard
certificate	verb	present someone with a certificate
certificate	noun	a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zertifikat

ein Dokument, das die Wahrheit bestimmter angegebener Tatsachen bescheinigt

🇫🇷French

certificat

un document attestant de la véracité de certains faits énoncés

🇪🇸Spanish

certificado

un documento que atestigua la verdad de ciertos hechos declarados

🇮🇹Italian

certificato

un documento che attesta la verità di alcuni fatti dichiarati

🇳🇱Dutch

certificaat

een document dat de waarheid van bepaalde vermelde feiten bevestigt

🇵🇹Portuguese

certificado

um documento que atesta a veracidade de certos fatos declarados

🇷🇺Russian

сертификат

документ, подтверждающий истинность определенных заявленных фактов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रमाणपत्र

कुछ कथित तथ्यों की सत्यता को प्रमाणित करने वाला दस्तावेज़

🇧🇩Bengali

সার্টিফিকেট

কিছু নির্দিষ্ট তথ্যের সত্যতা প্রমাণ করে একটি নথি

🇮🇳Tamil

சான்றிதழ்

குறிப்பிட்ட சில உண்மைகளின் உண்மையை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் ஆவணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సర్టిఫికేట్

పేర్కొన్న కొన్ని వాస్తవాల సత్యాన్ని ధృవీకరించే పత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रमाणपत्र

काही नमूद केलेल्या तथ्यांच्या सत्यतेची पुष्टी करणारा दस्तऐवज

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રમાણપત્ર

અમુક જણાવેલા તથ્યોના સત્યને પ્રમાણિત કરતો દસ્તાવેજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮಾಣಪತ್ರ

ಕೆಲವು ಹೇಳಲಾದ ಸತ್ಯಗಳ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ದೃಢೀಕರಿಸುವ ದಾಖಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സർട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റ്

പ്രസ്താവിച്ച ചില വസ്തുതകളുടെ സത്യത്തെ സാക്ഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരു പ്രമാണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਟੀਫਿਕੇਟ

ਕੁਝ ਦੱਸੇ ਗਏ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

سرٹیفکیٹ

ایک دستاویز جو کچھ بیان کردہ حقائق کی سچائی کی تصدیق کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

证书

证明某些陈述事实真实性的文件

🇯🇵Japanese

証明書

特定の記載された事実が真実であることを証明する文書

🇰🇷Korean

자격증

특정 사실의 진실성을 증명하는 문서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giấy chứng nhận

một tài liệu chứng thực sự thật của một số sự kiện đã nêu

🇹🇭Thai

ใบรับรอง

เอกสารยืนยันความจริงของข้อเท็จจริงบางประการที่ระบุไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sertifikat

sebuah dokumen yang membuktikan kebenaran fakta-fakta tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

sertipiko

isang dokumento na nagpapatunay sa katotohanan ng ilang mga nakasaad na katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

sijil

dokumen yang membuktikan kebenaran fakta tertentu yang dinyatakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شهادة

وثيقة تشهد على حقيقة بعض الحقائق المذكورة

🇮🇷Persian

گواهی

سندی که صحت برخی از حقایق بیان شده را تأیید می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sertifika

belirtilen belirli gerçeklerin doğruluğunu kanıtlayan bir belge

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְעוּדָה

מסמך המעיד על אמיתותן של עובדות מסוימות

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The primary meaning of 'certificate' is 'a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts'.

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In which domain is the word 'certificate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'certificate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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