has particulars: vogue, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, approval, favorable reception, favourable reception, acceptation, content, contentedness, acquiescence, welcome

Derived form verb accept₄

Antonym: rejection

acceptance(n = noun.communication) Array - (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract); Array

is a kind of

acquiescence

assent

acceptance(n = noun.possession) banker's acceptance - banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank; Array

is a kind of bill of exchange, draft, order of payment

acceptance(n = noun.attribute) sufferance, toleration - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"

is a kind of permissiveness, tolerance

has particulars: self acceptance

Derived forms verb accept₇, adjective acceptant₁

acceptance(n = noun.act) Array - the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"

is a kind of

acquisition

Derived forms verb accept₂, adjective acceptant₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

acceptance, n.

The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc. [1913 Webster]
"They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar." [1913 Webster]
State of being accepted; acceptableness. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; 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 possession as owner. [1913 Webster]
An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law. [1913 Webster]
" What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty. Mozley & W." Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]

" In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the constituent elements into which all contracts are resolved." [1913 Webster]
Meaning; acceptation. [1913 Webster]

acceptance of a bill of exchange, acceptance of a check, acceptance of a draft, or acceptance of an order, is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word “accepted” across the face of the bill. Acceptance of goods, under the statute of frauds, is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction.

Acceptance of persons, partiality, favoritism. See under Accept.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

acceptance, n.
1 willingness to receive (a gift, payment, duty, etc.).
2 an affirmative answer to an invitation or proposal.
3 (often foll. by of) a willingness to accept (conditions, a circumstance, etc.).
4 a approval, belief (found wide acceptance). b willingness or ability to tolerate.
5 a agreement to meet a bill of exchange. b a bill so accepted.

Etymology

F f. accepter (as ACCEPT)

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THESAURUS

acceptance

CD, IOU, John Hancock, MO, OK, acceptance bill, acceptation, acception, accession, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, acquisition, adherence, admiration, admission, admittance, adoption, affiliation, affirmance, affirmation, affirmative, affirmative voice, agreement, agreement in principle, allowance, appreciation, approbation, approval, assent, assentation, assumption, authentication, authorization, avowal, aye, bank acceptance, bank check, baptism, bill, bill of draft, bill of exchange, blank check, blessing, certificate, certificate of deposit, certification, certified check, check, checkbook, cheque, clemency, clementness, comfort, commercial paper, compassion, complaisance, compliance, composure, concession, concurrence, confession, confirmation, connivance, consent, content, contentedness, contentment, countenance, countersignature, debenture, declaration, deference, demand bill, demand draft, derivation, draft, due bill, eagerness, ease, easiness, easygoingness, embracement, endorsement, endurance, enlistment, enrollment, entire satisfaction, espousal, esteem, euphoria, exchequer bill, favor, favorable vote, forbearance, forbearing, forbearingness, fortitude, fulfillment, general agreement, gentleness, getting, go-ahead, green light, happiness, hearty assent, homage, humaneness, humanity, immission, imprimatur, inauguration, induction, indulgence, initiation, installation, instatement, intromission, investiture, kneeling, laxness, lenience, leniency, lenientness, lenity, letter of credit, long-sufferance, long-suffering, longanimity, mercifulness, mercy, mildness, moderateness, money order, negotiable instrument, nod, nonopposal, nonopposition, nonresistance, notarization, note, note of hand, obedience, obeisance, okay, ordination, paper, passiveness, passivity, patience, patience of Job, patientness, peace of mind, permission, perseverance, pity, postal order, profession, promissory note, promptitude, promptness, ratification, readiness, receipt, receival, received meaning, receiving, reception, recognition, reconcilement, reconciliation, resignation, resignedness, respect, rubber stamp, sanction, satisfaction, seal, seal of approval, self-control, sight bill, sight draft, sigil, signature, signet, softness, stamp, stamp of approval, stoicism, subjection, submission, submittal, subscription, sufferance, supineness, support, sweet reasonableness, taking, tenderness, the nod, time bill, time draft, tolerance, toleration, trade acceptance, treasury bill, ungrudgingness, unloathness, unreluctance, usage, validation, visa, vise, voice, vote, voucher, waiting game, waiting it out, warm assent, warrant, welcome, well-being, willingness, yea, yea vote, yielding

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ROGET THESAURUS

acceptance

Consent

N consent, assent, acquiescence, approval, compliance, agreement, concession, yieldance, yieldingness, accession, acknowledgment, acceptance, agnition, settlement, ratification, confirmation, adjustment, permit, promise, consenting, squeezable, agreed, unconditional, OK, yes, by all means, no problem, if you please, as you please, be it so, so be it, well and good, of course, please do, don't hesitate, chi tace accousente.

Security

N security, guaranty, guarantee, gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration, real security, vadium, stake, deposit, earnest, handsel, caution, promissory note, bill, bill of exchange, I, O, U, personal security, covenant, specialty, parole, acceptance, indorsement, signature, execution, stamp, seal, sponsor, cosponsor, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, bail, mainpernor, hostage, godchild, godfather, godmother, recognizance, deed of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, authentication, verification, warrant, certificate, voucher, docket, doquet, record, probate, attested copy, receipt, acquittance, quittance, discharge, release, muniment, title deed, instrument, deed, deed poll, assurance, indenture, charter, charter poll, paper, parchment, settlement, will, testament, last will and testament, codicil, bonis avibus, gone where the woodbine twineth.

Receiving

N receiving, acquisition, reception, suscipiency, acceptance, admission, recipient, accipient, assignee, devisee, legatee, legatary, grantee, feoffee, donee, releasee, relessee, lessee, receiver, sportulary, stipendiary, beneficiary, pensioner, pensionary, almsman, income, receiving, recipient, suscipient, received, given, secondhand, not given, unbestowed &c (give), (bestow).

Assent

N assent, assentment, acquiescence, admission, nod, accord, concord, concordance, agreement, affirmance, affirmation, recognition, acknowledgment, avowal, confession of faith, unanimity, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi, popular belief, current belief, current opinion, public opinion, concurrence, cooperation, ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa, indorsement, consent, pressure to conform, herd instinct, peer pressure, assenting, of one accord, of one mind, of the same mind, at one with, agreed, acquiescent, content, willing, uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted, carried, agreed, nem, con, nemine contradicente unanimous, agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation, affirmative, yes, yea, ay, aye, true, good, well, very well, very true, well and good, granted, even so, just so, to be sure, 'thou hast said', you said it, you said a mouthful, truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet, certes, ex concesso, of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless, naturally, natch, be it so, so be it, so let it be, amen, willingly, affirmatively, in the affirmative, OK, all right, might as well, why not? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord, unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man, nem, con, nemine contradicente, nemine dissentiente, without a dissentient voice, as one man, one and all, on all hands, avec plaisir, chi tace accousente, the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writ, you bet your sweet ass it is, what are we waiting for? whenever you're ready, anytime you're ready.

Interpretation

N interpretation, definition, explanation, explication, solution, answer, rationale, plain interpretation, simple interpretation, strict interpretation, meaning, translation, rendering, rendition, redition, literal translation, free translation, key, secret, clew, clavis, crib, pony, trot, exegesis, expounding, exposition, hermeneutics, comment, commentary, inference, illustration, exemplification, gloss, annotation, scholium, note, elucidation, dilucidation, eclaircissement, mot d'enigme, symptomatology, semiology, semeiology, semiotics, metoposcopy, physiognomy, paleography, oneirology acception, acceptation, acceptance, light, reading, lection, construction, version, equivalent, equivalent meaning, synonym, paraphrase, metaphrase, convertible terms, apposition, dictionary, polyglot, explanatory, expository, explicative, explicatory, exegetical, construable, polyglot, literal, paraphrastic, metaphrastic, consignificative, synonymous, equivalent, in explanation, that is to say, id est, videlicet, to wit, namely, in other words, literally, strictly speaking, in plain, in plainer terms, in plainer words, in plainer English, more simply.

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