full credit
noun
: the total amount of points that it is possible for a student to earn for work done on a test, exam, project, etc.
To earn full credit you must include at least three maps with your project.
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On a special episode (first released on April 2, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Women in the culinary world have long fought to be heard, respected and given full credit for their contributions.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Any college with a ratio of at least 2.4 received full credit.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
My boss tried to take full credit during the meeting.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
If one rather pertinent piece of information is banned from credit reports, those for whom a complete credit report would enhance their capacity to borrow are potentially lumped in with those for whom a full credit report would expose a truth that the CFPB is trying to obscure.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Any college with a ratio of at least 2.4 received full credit.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
My boss tried to take full credit during the meeting.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
If one rather pertinent piece of information is banned from credit reports, those for whom a complete credit report would enhance their capacity to borrow are potentially lumped in with those for whom a full credit report would expose a truth that the CFPB is trying to obscure.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for full credit
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“Full credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20credit. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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