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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His third-grade report card was totally devoid of 1’s and 2’s, heavily peppered with 3-minuses and even had a 4 (in handwriting). Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025 Here, then, is a six-month Trump administration report card. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025 The location needs to be close to transportation corridors, good water supplies and on a stable electric grid – something easier said than done with current U.S. infrastructure, which earned a C in its 2025 report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers, according to McLaughlin. Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025 When pressed to give a report card score of Trump’s handling of the Ukraine War, Gaffney declined to answer. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 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 30 Aug. 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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