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background check

[/ˈbækɡraʊnd tʃɛk/]
nounpl: background checks
verificação de antecedentes
1. An investigation into a person's past, including criminal history, employment records, education, and financial status, typically conducted by employers, landlords, or organizations before hiring or accepting someone
The company requires a background check before finalizing any job offer.
A empresa exige uma verificação de antecedentes antes de finalizar qualquer oferta de emprego.
2. A formal review of someone's history to assess their suitability or trustworthiness for a position or responsibility
He passed his background check for the security clearance position.
Ele passou em sua verificação de antecedentes para a posição de autorização de segurança.
Synonyms
background investigationsecurity clearancecriminal record checkpersonnel screening

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
verificação de antecedentes
Most common and formal usage
General Brazilian
investigação de antecedentes
Alternative formal term
São Paulo
checagem de antecedentes
More informal, using anglicism
Portugal
verificação de antecedentes
Standard Portuguese usage, same as Brazilian

Related Idioms & Phrases

clean background
pass a background check
fail a background check
run a background check on someone
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