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acceptance - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'acceptance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- State of being accepted; acceptableness.
- 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.
- The bill itself when accepted.
- 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.
- An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.
- Meaning; acceptation.

Meaning of 'acceptance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . acceptance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
Example in sentence:
  • acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years;
  • he gave credence to the gossip
Meaning (2):
- a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
Example in sentence:
  • all people should practice toleration and live together in peace
Meaning (3):
- the act of taking something that is offered
Example in sentence:
  • he anticipated their acceptance of his offer;
  • her acceptance of the gift encouraged him
Meaning (4):
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
Example in sentence:
  • its adoption by society;
  • the proposal found wide acceptance
Meaning (5):
- the state of being acceptable and accepted
Example in sentence:
  • torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club