acceptance

Plural: acceptances

Noun

• the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
  • "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"
• the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
  • "the proposal found wide acceptance"
• the state of being acceptable and accepted
  • "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
• (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
• banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
• a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
• the act of taking something that is offered
  • "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"
  • "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"
• The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
• An instance of that act.
• Belief in something; agreement, assent.
• The state of being accepted.
• The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
• 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 of exchange itself when accepted.
• An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; 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 of possession of a thing as owner.
• The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract.
• A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
• Synonym of etendue.

Examples

• the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.

Synonyms

acceptation, adoption, banker's acceptance, credence, espousal, sufferance, toleration, acceptableness, accepting, approval, assent, etendue, receiving, reception

Antonyms

rejection