acceptor

[ ak-sep-ter ]

noun

1. accepter.
2. Finance. a person who accepts a draft or bill of exchange, especially the drawee who signs the draft or bill, confirming a willingness to pay it when due.
3. Also called acceptor atom, Physics. an atom of impurity in a semiconducting crystal such that the atom can capture an electron, creating a hole in a filled electron shell and thereby changing the electric conductivity of the crystal.
4. Chemistry. an atom, ion, group of atoms, or compound that combines with, or accepts, another entity, thereby profoundly affecting physical and chemical properties:

   electron acceptor;

   water acceptor.

acceptor

/ əkˈsɛptə /

noun

1. commerce the person or organization on which a draft or bill of exchange is drawn after liability has been accepted, usually by signature
2. See donor
   Also calledacceptor impurity electronics an impurity, such as gallium, added to a semiconductor material to increase its p-type conductivity by increasing the number of holes in the semiconductor Compare donor
3. electronics a circuit tuned to accept a particular frequency
4. chem the atom or group that accepts electrons in a coordinate bond

acceptor

/ ăk-sĕp′tər /

1. The reactant in an induced chemical reaction that has an increased rate of reaction in the presence of the inductor.
2. An atom or molecule that receives one or more electrons from another atom or molecule, resulting in a chemical bond or flow of electric current.
3. Compare donorSee also electron carrier

Word History and Origins

Origin of acceptor¹

1350–1400; Middle English, in phrase acceptour of persones; accept + -or ², or (< Anglo-French acceptour ) < Latin acceptor, equivalent to accep-, variant stem of accipere to receive, get ( accept ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

Before the bill became due it was again discounted for Cardineaux by his banker, and Bradshaw, the acceptor, became bankrupt.

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But occasionally both drawer and acceptor sign to accommodate the payee, or even a person who is not a party to the bill at all.

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The person to whom a draft is directed is called the drawee or acceptor.

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Why is the leading horse in a wagon-team like the acceptor of a bill?

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If he assents to the order, he is then called 941 the acceptor.

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