acceptance
Americannoun
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the act of taking or receiving something offered.
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favorable reception; approval; favor.
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the act of assenting or believing.
acceptance of a theory.
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the fact or state of being accepted or acceptable.
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Commerce.
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an engagement to pay an order, draft, or bill of exchange when it becomes due, as by the person on whom it is drawn.
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an order, draft, etc., that a person or bank has accepted as calling for payment and has thus promised to pay.
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noun
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the act of accepting or the state of being accepted or acceptable
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favourable reception; approval
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(often foll by of) belief (in) or assent (to)
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commerce
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a formal agreement by a debtor to pay a draft, bill, etc
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the document so accepted Compare bank acceptance
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(plural) a list of horses accepted as starters in a race
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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
Etymology
Origin of acceptance
Example Sentences
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This ancient Greek and Roman school of thought, which argues that a shift in perspective can turn regret and fear into a state of calm acceptance, is what Semple calls “salvation through reason.”
However, the follow-up replication studies struggled to gain acceptance from those same journals.
From Science Daily
The magic of this “Salome” is its transcendence of silliness into acceptance.
From Los Angeles Times
That argument, and the jury’s acceptance of it, is a legal watershed.
From MarketWatch
For one last run, Betts can be that for a community and team where she’s found not just acceptance, but true celebration.
From Los Angeles Times
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