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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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While Chiles initially finished fifth in the floor exercise final, Chiles' coach appealed her score, arguing Chiles had not been given full credit for a leap in the routine. Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025 Wipe the slate clean by filing for bankruptcy For some borrowers, especially those facing persistent hardship and no realistic path to repayment, filing for bankruptcy may be the most direct route to full credit card debt forgiveness. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 To be sure, the CEO can’t take full credit—or blame—for a company’s performance, when many factors are at play. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025 Hackers did not access full credit card numbers or CCV codes, messages and activity on Discord beyond what users may have discussed with customer support, or passwords and authentication data, Discord says. PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 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 4 Dec. 2025.

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