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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The district will already have additional information about these students' standardized test scores, report cards and attendance reports. Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025 The report card also showed 55,000 gallons of sewage this past year, with close to 15,000 gallons of that flowing into Marin County waterways. Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025 Here’s The Post’s report card from the loss. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 Honor Roll Students: Free admission all season for students who show your current report card with As and Bs grades. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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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