to certify
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5.1
- verb
- /ˈsɜrtɪfaɪ/
- Specialized
:
certificar
- The bank will certify the check and confirm that the necessary funds are available.
- certified check
- bank certified the check
- make a certified check
Examples
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A certified check for... $5,000?
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And we need someone to take over to certify our financial statements.
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You also want to make sure you have certified funds available.
Blog text (26) -
Within an hour, he signed a release for a certified cheque of 1,000 dollars.
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We get a certified check by noon tomorrow, or a sheriff will escort you out of here.
Fiction book (1994) -
All election results are unofficial until certified by the Boards of Election in each county.
Blog text (9) -
North Dakota's Canvassing Board took less than an hour Friday to certify the final election results.
Blog text (27) -
Dr. Kim Dennis is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in treating addictions, eating disorders, and co-occurring disorders.
Blog text (15) -
Please ask the teller to certify your check before you send it to the vendor.
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To make your payment more secure, the bank can certify your check as valid.
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Etymology
The word certify comes from the Latin parts certus ('sure') and facere ('to make'). So when a bank certifies a check it 'makes sure' the money is there and guarantees the payment.