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acceptance

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ac·cept·ance

[ak-sep-tuhns]
noun
1.
the act of taking or receiving something offered.
2.
favorable reception; approval; favor.
3.
the act of assenting or believing: acceptance of a theory.
4.
the fact or state of being accepted or acceptable.
5.
acceptation (def. 1).
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6.
Commerce.
a.
an engagement to pay an order, draft, or bill of exchange when it becomes due, as by the person on whom it is drawn.
b.
an order, draft, etc., that a person or bank has accepted as calling for payment and has thus promised to pay.
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Origin:
1565–75; accept + -ance

non·ac·cept·ance, noun
pre·ac·cept·ance, noun
pro·ac·cept·ance, adjective
re·ac·cept·ance, noun
self-ac·cep·tance, noun
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un·ac·cept·ance, noun
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Acceptance is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • The acceptance rates at elite colleges are getting lower.
  • Every year around this time colleges and universities release their acceptance rates.
  • Acupuncture suffers from two barriers to more widespread acceptance by doctors.
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World English Dictionary
acceptance (əkˈsɛptəns)
 
n
1.  the act of accepting or the state of being accepted or acceptable
2.  favourable reception; approval
3.  (often foll by of) belief (in) or assent (to)
4.  commerce
 a.  a formal agreement by a debtor to pay a draft, bill, etc
 b.  Compare bank acceptance the document so accepted
5.  (Austral), (NZ) (plural) a list of horses accepted as starters in a race
6.  contract law words or conduct by which a person signifies his assent to the terms and conditions of an offer or agreement

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Word Origin & History

acceptance
1590s, from Fr. acceptance, from accepter (see accept).
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