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certificate

certificate

41 4.2
A financial paper giving the owner the right to interest or dividends
  • noun
  • /sərˈtɪfɪkɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : certificado
  • After completing the required courses, she received a certificate granting her the right to earn dividends from her investments.
  • purchase certificates
  • outstanding certificates
  • issue certificates

Musk didn't sign this certificate and it gave him no rights as a shareholder because there are no shareholders in a nonprofit organization.

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Examples

  • Do you have the share certificate? - I'm sorry, the what? -

  • Instead, one third of those surveyed cited low-yielding certificates of deposit, savings accounts, and government bonds.

    Academic text (2002)
  • 2 years later, she got the GIA certificate

  • Further, the occupant can use that certificate as collateral for obtaining credit or can sell it to others.

    Academic text (1998)
  • A foreigner is obliged to return the insurance certificate to the insurance institution upon termination of the employment relationship.

    Academic text (2018)
  • We obtained death certificates for all 247 deaths in which the tornado-related injury occurred in Alabama.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Ten million in negotiable U.S. Treasury certificates, in bearer form, coupons attached.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The bank issued a certificate that allows the holder to earn interest on their savings account.

  • He proudly displayed the certificate that proved his ownership of the stocks he had purchased.

Synonyms

bond
vscertificate
  • Specialized
564 4.4

A certificate promising to repay borrowed money with interest

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
security
vscertificate
  • Specialized
126 5.8

A share, bond, or similar item that people buy and sell to invest money

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
bearer bond
vscertificate
  • Archaic
9 9.0

A bond not registered to an owner that pays interest to the person who holds the physical certificate

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
certificate of deposit
vscertificate
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A paper from a bank showing you deposit money for a fixed time to earn interest

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
stock certificate
vscertificate
  • Specialized
3 5.4

A paper that shows you own shares in a company

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
debenture
vscertificate
  • Specialized
2 9.8

A document saying a company will pay back money with interest, usually not secured by property

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
bond certificate
vscertificate
  • Specialized
4.9

An official paper that shows a loan to a government or company, with amount, interest, and payback date

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
certificate of indebtedness
vscertificate
  • Specialized
8.6

A written paper that shows a person owes money and promises to pay it back

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
stock warrant
vscertificate
  • Specialized
7.6

A paper that lets you buy a company's shares at a fixed price before a date

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends
subscription warrant
vscertificate
  • Specialized
9.6

A document that lets the person who has it buy company shares at a set price before a date

is the broader formal document giving rights to interest or dividends

Compounds

An official paper that shows a person's name, date, and place when they were born

3 4.1

A paper from a bank showing you deposit money for a fixed time to earn interest

An official paper that shows someone can teach in public schools

stock certificate
  • Specialized
3 5.4

A paper that shows you own shares in a company

1 8.7

U.S. paper money that people could exchange for silver

An official paper from the government that shows a company is legally formed

1 3.4

An official paper that shows a person can teach in public schools

bond certificate
  • Specialized
4.9

An official paper that shows a loan to a government or company, with amount, interest, and payback date

8.6

A written paper that shows a person owes money and promises to pay it back

A company that sells certificates and promises to pay a fixed amount on a set date

An official exam taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland at about 16

An official paper that shows who owns and is responsible for a business owned by one person

An official document showing how much each person owns in a business

How Binding

bond
  • Specialized
564 4.4
certificate
  • Specialized
41 4.2
promissory note
  • Specialized
6 7.0
to receipt
  • Formal
7.8
IOU
6 7.0

Surface Forms

certificate singular
certificates plural

Etymology

Certificate comes from the Latin parts certus ('certain') and facere ('to make'), meaning 'to make certain'. In finance, a certificate is a formal paper that makes your right to interest or dividends 'certain'.