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.

5. acceptation.

6. 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

/ əkˈsɛptəns /

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

Other Word Forms

• nonacceptance noun
• preacceptance noun
• proacceptance adjective
• reacceptance noun
• self-acceptance noun
• unacceptance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of acceptance¹

First recorded in 1565–75; accept + -ance

Example Sentences

Angry at his parents, Nania said he turned to his gang — which he didn’t identify by name before the parole board — for acceptance.

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Each week that passes without clarity feeds the sense that a player who has won every major title, who was named The Best, and who remains among the elite, is somehow still fighting for acceptance.

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She said she could not forgive Norris because he has not "expressed any acceptance, any contrition and certainly has no humanity".

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The acceptance by Hamas of another key part of the US peace plan, the idea of handing over the governance of Gaza to Palestinian technocrats, is also clearly significant.

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But Hamas’s acceptance fell short of what could be an essential point for Israel: The notion of surrendering its weapons.

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Related Words

• accession 
• acknowledgment 
• admission 
• adoption 
• affirmation 
• agreement 
• approval 
• concession 
• recognition