Sometimes such institutions claim to be accredited by an accreditation mill â agencies that claim to be providers of accreditation and quality assurance without a proper basis (recognition by an external agency such as the U.S. Department of Education or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation).
Learner's definition of SQUIRREL. [phrasal verb] squirrel away (something) or squirrel (something) away. : to put (something) in a safe or secret place especially so that it can be kept for future use. She's squirreled a lot of money away in a secret bank account. Most of his money is squirreled away somewhere.
Word Origin & History. squirrel 1327, from Anglo-Fr. esquirel, O.Fr. escurel (Fr. Ã©cureuil), from V.L. The verb meaning to hoard up, store away (as a aquirrel does nuts) is first recorded 1939; squirrely is from 1925.