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- Dictionaryac·cept·ance/əkˈsept(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered: "charges involving the acceptance of bribes" Similar
- 2. the action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group: "you must wait for acceptance into the club" Similar
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The meaning of ACCEPTANCE is the quality or state of being accepted or acceptable. How to use acceptance in a sentence.
ACCEPTANCE definition: 1. general agreement that something is satisfactory or right, or that someone should be included in…. Learn more.
Acceptance is taking something given to you. You might be relieved by your friend's acceptance of your apology for accidentally riding your bike over his foot. An acceptance of someone or something is also an indication that you approve of or believe in it (or them).
noun. the act of taking or receiving something offered. favorable reception; approval; favor. the act of assenting or believing: acceptance of a theory. the fact or state of being accepted or acceptable ( def ). acceptation ( def 1 ). Commerce.
Your acceptance of a situation, especially an unpleasant or difficult one, is an attitude or feeling that you cannot change it and that you must get used to it.
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.
acceptance noun. /əkˈsɛptəns/ [uncountable, countable] the act of accepting a gift, an invitation, an offer, etc. Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing. He made a short acceptance speech. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
the document so accepted Compare bank acceptance plural a list of horses accepted as starters in a race contract law words or conduct by which a person signifies his assent to the terms and conditions of an offer or agreement
(Definition of acceptance from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. The act or process of accepting. American Heritage. An accepting or being accepted. Webster's New World. The state of being accepted or acceptable. American Heritage. Approving reception; approval; acceptability. Webster's New World. Favorable reception; approval. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (18)
