"extra credit" meaning in All languages combined

See extra credit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: extra credits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} extra credit (countable and uncountable, plural extra credits)
  1. (education) An additional, optional academic opportunity that allows a student to earn points toward a course grade beyond the points available from a required assessment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-extra_credit-en-noun-jzNPOE~9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Education Topics: education

Inflected forms

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