noun
cert
noun
1
An informal short form of "certificate".
"Bring your gas safety cert when you sell the house."
2
Something considered a sure thing or a certainty.
"With that team, the win is a dead cert."
How to Use Cert
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishInformal shorthand for "certificate", or slang for something guaranteed to happen.
When to use it
Informal/colloquial; not used in formal writing.
Common pairings
a dead cert
safety cert
Word Forms
certs plural
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Bring your gas safety _____ when you sell the house.