acceptance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of taking something that is offered

   The acceptance of the gift was a necessary part of the ceremony.

2. 2
   noun

   in contract law, words signifying consent to the terms of an offer, thereby creating a contract

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

3. 3
   noun

   the state of being acceptable and accepted

   torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club

4. 4
   noun

   The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

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

5. 5
   noun

   The state of being accepted.

   The warrant I haue of your Honourable Diſpoſition, not the Worth of my vntutor'd Lines makes it aſſured of acceptance.

6. 6
   noun

   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.

   But what acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty.

7. 7
   noun

   the act of accepting with approval

8. 8
   noun

   a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

Etymology

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.