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acceptance definition

acceptance


 
  Grep  of  noun  acceptance 
  acceptance 
  banker's  acceptance 
  nonacceptance 
  self  acceptance 
  trade  acceptance 
 
  Overview  of  noun  acceptance 
 
  The  noun  acceptance  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  credence,  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") 
  2.  (3)  adoption,  acceptance,  espousal  --  (the  act  of  accepting  with  approval;  favorable  reception;  "its  adoption  by  society";  "the  proposal  found  wide  acceptance") 
  3.  (1)  acceptance  --  (the  state  of  being  acceptable  and  accepted;  "torn  jeans  received  no  acceptance  at  the  country  club") 
  4.  (1)  acceptance  --  ((contract  law)  words  signifying  consent  to  the  terms  of  an  offer  (thereby  creating  a  contract)) 
  5.  acceptance,  banker's  acceptance  --  (banking:  a  time  draft  drawn  on  and  accepted  by  a  bank) 
  6.  toleration,  acceptance,  sufferance  --  (a  disposition  to  tolerate  or  accept  people  or  situations) 
  7.  acceptance  --  (the  act  of  taking  something  that  is  offered;  "her  acceptance  of  the  gift  encouraged  him";  "he  anticipated  their  acceptance  of  his  offer") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  acceptance 
 
  The  noun  acceptance  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  credence,  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") 
  2.  (3)  adoption,  acceptance,  espousal  --  (the  act  of  accepting  with  approval;  favorable  reception;  "its  adoption  by  society";  "the  proposal  found  wide  acceptance") 
  3.  (1)  acceptance  --  (the  state  of  being  acceptable  and  accepted;  "torn  jeans  received  no  acceptance  at  the  country  club") 
  4.  (1)  acceptance  --  ((contract  law)  words  signifying  consent  to  the  terms  of  an  offer  (thereby  creating  a  contract)) 
  5.  acceptance,  banker's  acceptance  --  (banking:  a  time  draft  drawn  on  and  accepted  by  a  bank) 
  6.  toleration,  acceptance,  sufferance  --  (a  disposition  to  tolerate  or  accept  people  or  situations) 
  7.  acceptance  --  (the  act  of  taking  something  that  is  offered;  "her  acceptance  of  the  gift  encouraged  him";  "he  anticipated  their  acceptance  of  his  offer") 



acceptance definition