accreditation

CEFRC1

/əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Official approval that an organization or person meets certain standards.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of accrediting.

Examples

  • The hospital successfully obtained its medical accreditation yesterday.

  • To attain accreditation, the college had to meet 16 standards.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • [əˌkɹeɾ.əˈtæɪ.ʃən]
  • [əˌkɹɛɾ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.

  2. The giving of credentials.

More examples

In context

  • The school received full accreditation.

  • letters of accreditation

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Origin

noun

First attested in 1806, from accredit + -ation.