“certificate of”

The following 8 entries include the term certificate of.

certificate of deposit

noun phrase

: a money-market bond of a preset face value paying fixed interest and redeemable without penalty only on maturity

certificate of age

: an official certificate permitting the employment of a minor

certificate of indebtedness

: a short-term negotiable promissory note issued by a government or a corporation as evidence of a floating indebtedness

certificate of mailing

: a certificate issued by a post office on special request and for a small fee attesting the nature, destination, and date of mailing of a particular piece of mail

certificate of necessity

: a document issued by a certifying government agency under authority of which the internal revenue service allows deductions from taxable income for accelerated amortization of all or a part of the cost of emergency facilities

certificate of participation

: a certificate issued by some forms of investment trust evidencing a proportionate equitable interest of the holder in securities held by the issuing concern

certificate of public convenience and necessity

: certificate of convenience and necessity

general certificate of education

: a certificate awarded on the successful completion of an examination taken by British secondary-school students


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