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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Instead, the Senate’s measure requires projects, including solar panels and wind farms, to start construction by the end of this year to receive the full credit.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Parents and guardians must earn $200,000 a year or less, or $400,000 for joint filers, to claim the full credit for each dependent.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 July 2025
This disparity would get even more pronounced if the credit grows, Curran says, with that two-adult, two-child family now needing to earn $48,000 to claim the full credit.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 20 June 2025
The old compensation was essentially full credit for overproduction, called Retail Rate (about $0.30/kWh).
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Parents and guardians must earn $200,000 a year or less, or $400,000 for joint filers, to claim the full credit for each dependent.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 July 2025
This disparity would get even more pronounced if the credit grows, Curran says, with that two-adult, two-child family now needing to earn $48,000 to claim the full credit.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 20 June 2025
The old compensation was essentially full credit for overproduction, called Retail Rate (about $0.30/kWh).
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
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“Full credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20credit. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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