report card

noun

1
: a report on a student that is periodically submitted by a school to the student's parents or guardian
2
: an evaluation of performance

Examples of report card in a Sentence

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One of the political operatives Talarico's campaign brought on board was Delilah Agho-Otoghile, a hire that McShay said would be listed as an achievement on the report card. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 His mom hung all of her kids’ report cards on the refrigerator, and his father encouraged him and his brothers—Zeke, now a prominent oncologist and bioethicist, and Rahm, a longtime Democratic politician—to come to dinner prepared to debate. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Here is this week’s report card, with grades and our weekly KC Star of The Game. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 The premiere was the first ratings report card for the program since a major upheaval that occurred behind the scenes under CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for report card

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of report card was in 1869

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“Report card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20card. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

report card

noun
: a report containing a student's grades that is regularly sent by a school to the student's parents or guardian
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