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

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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 The states’ constant access to online betting, their lack of addiction and bankruptcy prevention protections and their failure to set loss limits were some of the reasons the nonprofit Center for Addiction Science, Policy, and Research gave both states failing grades in its March 4 report cards. Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026 The daughter, an eighth grader at the school who is usually a straight-A student, received one D on her last report card. Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026 But in the final 60 minutes, general manager Doug Armstrong’s report card got a lot better. The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 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 19 Mar. 2026.

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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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