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Acceptance

//əkˈsɛp.təns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval. uncountable

    "the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc."

  2. 2
    the act of taking something that is offered wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of that act. countable
  4. 4
    the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception wordnet
  5. 5
    Belief in something; agreement, assent. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations wordnet
  2. 7
    The state of being accepted. countable, uncountable

    "The warrant I haue of your Honourable Diſpoſition, not the Worth of my vntutor'd Lines makes it aſſured of acceptance."

  3. 8
    the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true wordnet
  4. 9
    The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) wordnet
  6. 11
    An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank wordnet
  8. 13
    An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner. countable, uncountable

    "But what acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty."

  9. 14
    the state of being acceptable and accepted wordnet
  10. 15
    The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract. US, countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A list of horses accepted as starters in a race. Australia, New-Zealand, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable
  12. 17
    Synonym of etendue. countable, uncountable

Etymology

* First attested in 1574. From Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept + -ance.

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