acceptance

  • 21acceptance — /ak sep teuhns/, n. 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. 5. acceptation… …

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  • 22acceptance — noun 1) the acceptance of an award Syn: receipt, receiving, taking, obtaining 2) the acceptance of responsibility Syn: undertaking, assumption 3) acceptances to an invitation Syn …

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  • 23Acceptance — A contractual agreement on a time draft or sight draft to pay the amount due at a specified date. The party who is expected to pay the draft writes accepted , or similar wording indicating acceptance, next to his or her signature along with the… …

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  • 24acceptance — noun 1 (U) official agreement to take something that you have been offered (+ of): Russia s acceptance of economic aid from Western countries | a letter of acceptance (=a letter you write in which you agree to accept a job, an opportunity to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25acceptance — [əkˈseptəns] noun [U] 1) agreement that something is true, reasonable, or cannot be changed Ant: rejection There is widespread acceptance of these principles.[/ex] 2) agreement to a plan, offer, or suggestion Ant: rejection The union has… …

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  • 26acceptance — /əkˈsɛptəns/ (say uhk septuhns) noun 1. the act of taking or receiving something offered: his acceptance of the gift. 2. favourable reception; favour: to win immediate acceptance. 3. the act of assenting or believing: acceptance of a theory. 4.… …

  • 27acceptance — /ək septəns/ noun 1. the act of signing a bill of exchange to show that you agree to pay it ♦ to present a bill for acceptance to present a bill for payment by the person who has accepted it 2. ♦ acceptance of an offer the act of agreeing to an… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 28acceptance — Synonyms and related words: CD, IOU, John Hancock, MO, OK, acceptance bill, acceptation, acception, accession, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, acquisition, adherence, admiration, admission, admittance, adoption, affiliation, affirmance,… …

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  • 29acceptance — /ək septəns/ noun ♦ acceptance of an offer agreeing to an offer ♦ to give an offer a conditional acceptance to accept an offer provided that specific things happen or that specific terms apply ♦ we have his letter of acceptance we have received a …

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  • 30acceptance — The actual or implied receipt and retention of thin which is tendered or offered. A receipt alone does not amount to all acceptance, but anything done by the receiptor as owner is evidence of all acceptance. Patterson & Holden v Sargent, 83 Vt… …

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