Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of accredit.
- adj. Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. given official approval to act
Examples
“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.”
“The Ambassadors sent to eastern climes were usually, although accredited from the English Court, maintained at the charge of great commercial corporations, such as the Turkey and”
“But the definition of accredited hasn't changed much since it was first introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission more than three decades ago.”
“Rep. Patrick McHenry R., N.C. pressed Ms. Schapiro to move toward excluding so-called institutional investors and so-called accredited investors, who have at least $1 million in net worth, from the shareholders who count toward the 500-shareholder threshold.”
The Wall Street Journal: Schapiro Weighs In on Private-Stock Law
“The site requires that users designate themselves as what the SEC calls "accredited investors," with financial assets of at least $1 million or annual family income of greater than $300,000.”
The Wall Street Journal: Meet My Departed Grandma, Fledgling Facebook Investor
“According to guidelines set in 1982, private placements are marketed mainly to so-called accredited investors whose net worth exceeds $1 million, or who earn as little as $200,000 a year.”
The Wall Street Journal: Cracking Down on 'Private Placement' Investments
“Third, to say that the Hoover Institution is “aggressively promoting” a military strike on Iran is ridicuous, since no academic entity at a university like Stanford could have any position on such a current political controversy and remain accredited.”
Think Progress » Bush Meets Privately With Think Tank Promoting Military Strike On Iran
“Hedge funds remain largely off-limits to investors in the U.S., where only so-called accredited investors may invest in them.”
The Wall Street Journal: U.K. to Loosen Hedge-Fund Investor Rules
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