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Definition of "accredited" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of accredit. (verb)
  • Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle. (adjective)

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Use "accredited" in a sentence
  • "The term "accredited investor" covers a range of sophisticated investors, from individuals whose net worth exceeds $1 million to institutions such as venture capital firms."
  • "The U. Chicago program ranks us third below applicants with degrees (not even PhDs) in accredited and non-accredited medical physics programs."
  • "(Hear, hear) I say, too, that when the immigrant comes here he must learn to do business in accredited Canadian ways, so that we can all work on the same economic basis and understand one another, and take a certain business morality for granted."