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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As for losing for just the second time in a major after being up two sets, Djokovic gave full credit to Fonseca.
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
However, the market may not give the company full credit for margin performance, since the full-year GAAP outlook was trimmed while the non-GAAP outlook was left unchanged.
—CNBC, 27 May 2026
If those assignments and grades could not be recovered, Jang would have given his students full credit.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
So full credit to the White Sox.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
However, the market may not give the company full credit for margin performance, since the full-year GAAP outlook was trimmed while the non-GAAP outlook was left unchanged.
—CNBC, 27 May 2026
If those assignments and grades could not be recovered, Jang would have given his students full credit.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
So full credit to the White Sox.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
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 6 Jun. 2026.
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