full credit
noun
: the total amount of points that it is possible for a student to earn for work done on a test, exam, project, etc.
To earn full credit you must include at least three maps with your project.
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The child tax credit is bumped from $2,000 to $2,200, though millions of lower income families will still be unable to get the full credit.
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Andrew J. Campa
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
Millions of families at lower income levels would not get the full credit.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
Another 15 million receive some, but not the full credit, because their families make more than $2,500, but not enough that their income taxes exceed the amount that enables them to claim the full credit.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Under both House and Senate plans, more low- and middle-income families would receive a partial credit, while their peers in all but the highest-income families would receive the full credit.
—Elaine Maag, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Andrew J. Campa
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
Millions of families at lower income levels would not get the full credit.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
Another 15 million receive some, but not the full credit, because their families make more than $2,500, but not enough that their income taxes exceed the amount that enables them to claim the full credit.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Under both House and Senate plans, more low- and middle-income families would receive a partial credit, while their peers in all but the highest-income families would receive the full credit.
—Elaine Maag, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for full credit
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“Full credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20credit. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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