acceptance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of taking or receiving something that is offered.

   Her acceptance of the award brought the whole audience to its feet.

2. 2
   noun

   Agreement or approval; the act of saying yes to an idea or offer.

   The plan won wide acceptance among the staff.

3. 3
   noun

   The willingness to tolerate a difficult situation or to welcome people as they are.

   It took years for him to find acceptance of his illness.

4. 4
   noun

   In law, formal agreement to the terms of an offer, which creates a binding contract.

   Our client plans to sign their acceptance by the end of the week.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder. Middle French acceptanceder. English acceptance * First attested in 1574. From Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept + -ance.

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