CERT


Meaning of CERT in English

/ sɜːt; NAmE sɜːrt/ noun

( BrE , informal ) a thing that is sure to happen or be successful

SYN certainty :

That horse is a dead cert for (= is sure to win) the next race.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: abbreviation of certainty .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.