report card

noun

1
: a report on a student that is periodically submitted by a school to the student's parents or guardian
2
: an evaluation of performance

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The image purported to show Trump’s report card includes three C-minus grades along with a D-plus in English literature and an F in statistics. Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024 Methodology With the latest earnings season largely in the rearview, these second-quarter report cards are not the end-all, be-all for analysis. Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024 Zoom in: San Diego Unified's recent report card showed chronic absenteeism declined during the 2022-23 school year, while high school graduation rates and test scores stayed stagnant. Kate Murphy, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024 On Thursday, Apple and Amazon will share their report card after the closing bell. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for report card 

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of report card was in 1869

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“Report card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20card. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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report card

noun
: a report containing a student's grades that is regularly sent by a school to the student's parents or guardian

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