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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Included in these emails could be a report card from school, funny things one of the children has said or a casual picture of the two siblings eating breakfast. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Since 2000, the American Lung Association has issued report cards each year for U.S. cities and counties based on their scores for ozone, year-round particle pollution and short-term particle pollution levels. Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Four Club names delivered their quarterly report cards last week. Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025 John Zogby Grade: D- This report card is supposed to be a 100-day review of President Donald Trump’s job. Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 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 9 May. 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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