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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Straight‑A report cards have never been more common for America’s teens—but the payoff is not what parents think. Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026 Acceptable forms of identification are the student’s report card, student’s birth certificate or other legal documents and records. Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 Tretter already played an integral role as president during COVID-19 and helped negotiate key CBA amendments and launched the NFLPA’s team report cards. Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026 The report card project has been criticized by several Jewish campus groups as over-simplified and unnuanced, but schools are taking it seriously. Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 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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