certification B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˌsɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #30371 Meanings 1 noun An official qualification proving that a person is able to do something. He earned his teaching certification last spring. 2 noun Official confirmation that something is true or meets a standard. The product cannot be sold without safety certification. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · official confirmation that... corroborationdocumentationauthentication Word family Forms certifications Derived forms decertificationnoncertificationpost-certificationprecertificationrecertification Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # certification **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 30371 ## Meanings 1. An official qualification proving that a person is able to do something. 2. Official confirmation that something is true or meets a standard. ## Examples - He earned his teaching certification last spring. - The product cannot be sold without safety certification. ## Derived Forms - decertification - noncertification - post-certification - precertification - recertification ## Topics - People & Society markdown