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

There was an acceptance that often goalkeepers can genuinely be injured.

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The results are brand-new and follow the standard practice of reporting scientific work only after acceptance by peer-reviewed journals.

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That struggle for acceptance is also something Emma felt about joining a gym - but she found a way to overcome it.

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“People have that notion that all campuses are in the same category as MIT, Harvard, Stanford” with their impossibly low acceptance rates, Cordon said.

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These blessings help people find peace during their final days and allow family members to process their grief and acceptance of their loved one’s death.

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Related Words

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