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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Rather than mask responsibility, then-Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin took full credit. Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 The article gave full credit for Paramount’s success to Yablans and Evans. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 May 2025 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. 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 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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