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acceptance

ac·cep·tance

(ăk-sĕp′təns)

1. The act of taking something offered: the acceptance of a new job.

2. The act of admitting to a group or organization: acceptance of new members into the club.

3. A notification that someone or something has been accepted: received an acceptance from her first-choice college.

4. Favorable reception; approval: Acceptance of seat belts among the public has greatly reduced injuries in car accidents.

5. Belief in something; agreement: Acceptance of the new theory has been slow.

a. A formal indication by a debtor of willingness to pay a draft or bill of exchange.

b. An instrument so accepted, especially a bankers' acceptance.

7. Law The demonstration of agreement with the terms and conditions of another's offer so that the offer becomes a contract between the two parties.

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acceptance

(əkˈsɛptəns)

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) commerce

a. a formal agreement by a debtor to pay a draft, bill, etc

5. (Horse Racing) (plural) Austral and NZ a list of horses accepted as starters in a race

6. (Law) contract law words or conduct by which a person signifies his assent to the terms and conditions of an offer or agreement

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ac•cept•ance

(ækˈsɛp təns)

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.

a. a pledge to pay an order, draft, or bill of exchange when it becomes due.

b. an order, draft, or bill of exchange that has been accepted.

[1565–75]

acceptance

1. the acknowledgment of a bill of exchange, in writing across the back, binding the acceptor to make payment.
2. the bill so endorsed.

See also: Finance

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	acceptance - the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" credence attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" fatalism - a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable recognition - an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"
	2.	acceptance - the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" adoption, espousal, acceptation embrace, bosom - a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
	3.	acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt vogue - a current state of general acceptance and use acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition - the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own" favorable reception, favourable reception, approval - acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" acceptation - acceptance as true or valid contentedness, content - the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" acquiescence - acceptance without protest welcome - the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome" rejection - the state of being rejected
	4.	acceptance - (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) contract law - that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts assent, acquiescence - agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
	5.	acceptance - banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank banker's acceptance bill of exchange, draft, order of payment - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
	6.	acceptance - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" toleration, sufferance permissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior self acceptance - an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
	7.	acceptance - the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer" acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

acceptance

noun

2. acknowledgement, agreement, belief, approval, recognition, admission, consent, consensus, adoption, affirmation, assent, credence, accession, approbation, concurrence, accedence, stamp or seal of approval a theory that is steadily gaining acceptance

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acceptance

noun

1. The act or process of accepting:

Informal: OK.

Translations

مُوَافَقَة

přijetí

acceptdet at acceptere

heakskiitmine

viîtaka, òága

pozitiven odgovorsprejetje

acceptance

[əkˈseptəns]

A. N

1. [of gift, invitation, apology, offer, cheque] → aceptación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

acceptance

[ækˈsɛptəns] n

[invitation, offer, proposal] → acceptation f
a letter of acceptance → une lettre d'acceptation acceptance speech

acceptance

(= recognition: of need, fact) → Anerkennung f

(= toleration: of behaviour, fate, conditions) → Hinnahme f

(Comm) (of cheque, orders) → Annahme f; (of delivery also) → Abnahme f

acceptance

acceptance house

n (Fin) → Akzept- or Wechselbank f

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accept

(əkˈsept) verb

1. to take (something offered). He accepted the gift.

2. to believe in, agree to or acknowledge. We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.

acˈceptable adjective

1. satisfactory. The decision should be acceptable to most people.

2. pleasing. a very acceptable gift.

acˈceptably adverbacˈceptance noun

We have had few acceptances to our invitation.

acˈcepted adjective

generally recognized. It is an accepted fact that the world is round.

acceptance

n (stage of grief, etc.) aceptación f (etapa del duelo, etc.)