Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act of certifying.
- n. The state of being certified.
- n. A certified statement.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of certifying or informing; notification of a fact.
- n. A making sure or certain; certain information; means of knowing.
- n. An explicit or formal notice; specifically, in law, a certificate attesting the truth of some statement or event; the return to a writ.
- n. The writing on the face of a check by which it is certified. See certify.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of certifying.
- n. The granting of a certificate.
- n. A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of certifying.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
- n. validating the authenticity of something or someone
- n. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
- n. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
Examples
“This certification is a milestone for the Marlborough-based manufacturer New Zealand Wine Company (NZWC), which has been pursuing sustainable management within the New Zealand wine industry.”
The Guardian: New Zealand wine first in world to come with carbon footprint label
“In the end the certification is a simple and publicly recognized way to describe the building as striving toward environmental sustainability within the constraints of the particular problem.”
Mayne’s Federal Building Too Sophisticated for LEED | Inhabitat
“Flying the Shuttle one year beyond it's "certification" is not a huge added risk.”
Shuttle Retirement Date Starts To Move To The Right - NASA Watch
“Type certification is typically several times development costs.”
“A large number of observant Jews will not eat Hebrew National products because the certification is not as strict as they would like.”
“The Jerusalem Rabbinate also works each year to ensure restaurants and hotels receiving kosher certification from the Jerusalem Religious Council do not put up Christian symbols.”
“According to SENASICA, to bring your pet into Mexico, you will need a certification from a veterinarian written on a letterhead showing his or her credentials (or alternatively, a copy of the vet's license) containing:”
“Organic Bouquet is certified by Veriflora, the eco-label certification standard for the floral industry, which was masterminded by Gerald Prolman, founder of the company ten years ago.”
The Huffington Post: Annie Spiegelman: Send an Organic Bouquet This Valentine's Day
“Rather than seeing it as a negative or even a question mark, organic certification is one of the reasons they buy our wines.”
Is there an eco-certification premium but an eco-label discount? | Dr Vino's wine blog
“Some form of reliable and consistent third party certification is what they want.”
Department of Greenwashing: Ceci La Luna lambrusco | Dr Vino's wine blog
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