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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

Related forms
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
1590s, from Fr. acceptance, from accepter (see accept).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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