perfect score
noun
chiefly US
: the number of points that someone can get for answering all the questions correctly on a test, exam, etc.
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Under the old system, a perfect score was 0 demerits.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
The rum achieved an almost perfect score of 99/100 points from the IWSC Judging Panel.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Fort Worth’s restaurant inspections function on a demerit system: Zero demerits is considered a perfect score.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Last week, 11% of readers who took the quiz got a perfect score and 47% got eight or more questions right.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
The rum achieved an almost perfect score of 99/100 points from the IWSC Judging Panel.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Fort Worth’s restaurant inspections function on a demerit system: Zero demerits is considered a perfect score.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Last week, 11% of readers who took the quiz got a perfect score and 47% got eight or more questions right.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perfect score
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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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