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acceptance

[ ak-sep-tuhns, ik- ]

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 ( def ).
  5. Commerce.
    1. an engagement to pay an order, draft, or bill of exchange when it becomes due, as by the person on whom it is drawn.
    2. an order, draft, etc., that a person or bank has accepted as calling for payment and has thus promised to pay.


acceptance

/ əˈɛəԲ /

noun

  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
    1. a formal agreement by a debtor to pay a draft, bill, etc
    2. the document so accepted Compare bank acceptance
  5. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz···Գ noun
  • ···Գ noun
  • ···Գ adjective
  • ···Գ noun
  • -··ٲԳ noun
  • ܲ···Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acceptance1

First recorded in 1565–75; accept + -ance
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Example Sentences

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A Treasury Committee report into cash acceptance stopped short of recommending a change in the law, but said the government had to improve its monitoring of the issue.

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A deliberate and systematic Israeli effort — with Western acceptance — to make hunger a form of control.

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During his reign, Christianity gained increasing acceptance from successive Roman emperors, eventually becoming the Empire's official religion.

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While advocacy groups focus on acceptance and inclusion they avoid "uncomfortable truths about children like mine", Emily May, a mother of a child with autism, wrote in a New York Times opinion piece on Friday.

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The US deal offers American legal acceptance of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and de facto recognition of Russian control of other occupied areas, including all of Luhansk region.

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