accreditation meaning

Definition of accreditation

1. the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards)
   • a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools

   Type of: certification

   Related forms: accredit

accreditation in a sentence

• He checked the organization's accreditation status.
• Verify the institution's accreditation validity.
• The company seeks international accreditation.
• The program gained official accreditation.
• He questioned the college's accreditation.

How to pronounce accreditation

accreditation is pronounced /əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən/ in British English and /əˌkrɛdəˈteɪʃən/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.

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