acceptance

[ ak-sep-tuhns ]
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noun
  1. the act of taking or receiving something offered.

  2. favorable reception; approval; favor.

  1. the act of assenting or believing: acceptance of a theory.

  2. the fact or state of being accepted or acceptable.

  3. Commerce.

    • an engagement to pay an order, draft, or bill of exchange when it becomes due, as by the person on whom it is drawn.

    • an order, draft, etc., that a person or bank has accepted as calling for payment and has thus promised to pay.

Origin of acceptance

1
First recorded in 1565–75; accept + -ance

Other words from acceptance

  • 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
  • un·ac·cept·ance, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for acceptance

acceptance

/ (əkˈsɛptəns) /


noun
  1. the act of accepting or the state of being accepted or acceptable

  2. favourable reception; approval

  1. (often foll by of) belief (in) or assent (to)

  2. commerce

    • a formal agreement by a debtor to pay a draft, bill, etc

    • the document so accepted: Compare bank acceptance

  3. (plural) Australian and NZ a list of horses accepted as starters in a race

  4. 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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