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

Examples of report card in a Sentence

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And all that doesn’t even mention the fact that the queens get their Rate-A-Queen report cards back this week. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 The bottom line: Indiana received a D on the report card. Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025 Correspondent Martha Teichner accompanied Blinken overseas to discuss the Biden administration foreign policy report card, and what Blinken foresees as a new administration takes over. David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025 Maddox a 5-year-old great dane, recently returned from a weekend away at a daycare in St. Petersburg, Florida, with an extra special report card. Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 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 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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