Definition of 'cert'

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cert

(sɜːʳt )

Word forms: plural certs

countable noun

If you say that someone or something is a cert, you mean that you are certain they will succeed.

[British, informal]

There's no such thing as a cert in horse racing.

Anthony was a dead cert for promotion.

Word Frequency

cert.

Word forms: plural certs

Cert. is a written abbreviation for certificate.

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cert in British

(sɜːt )

noun

informal

something that is a certainty, esp a horse that is certain to win a race (esp in the phrase a dead cert)

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cert in American

certificate

certified

Example sentences containing 'cert'

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They looked certs for promotion earlier in the campaign but cannot find the net now. The Sun (2013)But this could be the last chance to land what has almost been a dead cert each race weekend. The Sun (2011)Swindon on form are promotion certs. The Sun (2012)Spot a funeral on the way to the racecourse and you're a dead cert. The Sun (2007)The Rams went from being promotion certs to missing the playoffs last season. The Sun (2015)But the dead cert is Prime Suspect. Times, Sunday Times (2007)

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Definition of cert from the Collins English Dictionary

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