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acceptance
[ ak-sep-tuhns, ik- ]
noun
- the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- favorable reception; approval; favor.
- the act of assenting or believing:
acceptance of a theory.
- the fact or state of being accepted or acceptable ( def ).
- 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.
acceptance
/ əkˈsɛptəns /
noun
- the act of accepting or the state of being accepted or acceptable
- favourable reception; approval
- often foll by of belief (in) or assent (to)
- commerce
- a formal agreement by a debtor to pay a draft, bill, etc
- the document so accepted Compare bank acceptance
- plural a list of horses accepted as starters in a race
- contract law words or conduct by which a person signifies his assent to the terms and conditions of an offer or agreement
Other Words From
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of acceptance1
Example Sentences
And the capital city is a veritable utopia of acceptance and integration.
A better taxonomy would break us up by words like Acceptance, Partial Denial, and Total Denial.
In your acceptance speech at the National Book Awards, you said, “War is too strange to be processed alone.”
For the first time since I put my acceptance letter in the mail, I woke up this morning ashamed of my alma mater.
Removing distinctions like “plus-size” would get her and millions of other women closer to that level of acceptance.
This acceptance is based upon a transaction involving the importation or exportation of goods.
Accordingly he carries to court a beautiful barb, and requests his majesty's acceptance of it.
Strength is given him to do it with acceptance; and, through marvellous grace, he stands among the children of the Covenant!
In every contract there is an offer made by one party and an acceptance or refusal by the other.
Suppose he should receive an acceptance by letter or telegraph but deny it, and insist that no contract had been made.
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