Dictionary

acceptance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əkˈsep.təns/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /əkˈsɛp.təns/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder. Middle French acceptancebor. ▲ Old French accepterder.? Middle English accepten English accept Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English acceptance * First attested in 1528–1530. Probably partly from Middle French acceptance (from Old French accepter (“accept”)) and partly from accept + -ance.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
   • All the flockes of Kedar shall be gathered together vnto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister vnto thee: they shall come vp with acceptance on mine altar, and I wil glorifie the house of my glory. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 60:7:
   • the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.
2. (countable) An instance of that act.
3. (countable, uncountable) Belief in something; agreement, assent.
4. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC:
5. (countable, uncountable) The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
6. (countable, uncountable) 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.
7. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1876, Herbert Newman Mozley, George Crispe Whiteley, A Concise Law Dictionary, London: Butterworths, […] , →OCLC, page 4, column 2:
8. (US, countable, uncountable) 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.
9. (Australia, New-Zealand, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
10. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of etendue.

Forms

Deriveds

underacceptance · nonacceptance · overacceptance · reacceptance · disacceptance · preacceptance · acceptance speech · acceptance test · acceptance house · unacceptance · acceptance and commitment therapy · postacceptance · wife acceptance factor · banker's acceptance (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · self acceptance · self-acceptance · fat acceptance · re-acceptance · trade acceptance (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn)

Synonyms

receiving (act of accepting) · acceptableness (state of being accepted) · accepting (act of accepting) · etendue · approval (act of accepting) · assent (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · reception (act of accepting)

Translations (88)

pl akceptacja (act of accepting) · fi hyväksytyt (list of horses accepted as starters in a race) · tr kabul (act of accepting) · ca acceptació (act of accepting) · pdt Aunnom (act of accepting) · bg съгласие (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · fi hyväksyntä (act of accepting) · ru одобре́ние (state of being accepted) · pl akcept (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · ang andfang (act of accepting) · hi स्वीकारना (act of accepting) · hi स्वीकृति (act of accepting) · uk прийма́ння (act of accepting) · ro acceptanță (act of accepting) · ro acceptare (state of being accepted) · nl acceptatie (act of accepting) · pdt Aunnom (state of being accepted) · de Vertrag (bill of exchange when accepted) · de Annahme (act of accepting) · hu elfogadás (act of accepting) · pt aceite (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · fr acceptation (act of accepting) · ro primire (act of accepting) · bg акцептиране (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · fr adhésion (state of being accepted) · nl aanvaarding (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · kmr pejirandin (act of accepting) · cs přijetí (act of accepting) · id akseptasi (bill of exchange when accepted) · fr adoption (state of being accepted) · ru акце́пт (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · de Annahme (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · kmr qebûl kirin (act of accepting) · de Annahme (state of being accepted) · tl pagsang-ayon (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · hi स्वीकृत (state of being accepted) · fi hyväksyminen (act of accepting) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌼𐍄𐍃 (act of accepting) · bn কবুল (act of accepting) · fr acceptation (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · sh saglasnost (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · fi hyväksyntä (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · ru догово́р (bill of exchange when accepted) · bg приемане (act of accepting) · fr acceptation (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · pl przyjęcie (act of accepting) · ja 受け入れ (act of accepting) · ro acceptare (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · nl acceptatie (state of being accepted) · nl acceptatie (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · ota اجابت (act of accepting) · de Annahme (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · es aceptación (act of accepting) · uk прийняття́ (act of accepting) · fr reconnaissance (state of being accepted) · et nõusolek (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · pt aceitação (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · ru приня́тие (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) · tl pagtanggap (act of accepting) · la acceptiō (act of accepting) · ga glacadh (act of accepting) · fi hyväksyntä (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · ro accepție (state of being accepted) · eo akcepto (act of accepting) · el αποδοχή (act of accepting) · es aceptación (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · ang andfang (state of being accepted) · ru призна́ние (state of being accepted) · ro acceptare (act of accepting) · fr admission (state of being accepted) · ar قَبُول (act of accepting) · fr assimilation (state of being accepted) · fi hyväksyntä (state of being accepted) · acw قُبُول (act of accepting) · ru получе́ние (act of accepting) · ar قُبُول (act of accepting) · it accettazione (act of accepting) · grc ἀποδοχή (act of accepting) · pt aceitação (act of accepting) · tr akseptans (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · pl akceptacja (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) · pt aceitação (state of being accepted) · ms penerimaan (bill of exchange when accepted) · ml സ്വീകാര്യത (act of accepting) · fi sopimus (bill of exchange when accepted) · et heakskiitmine (state of being accepted) · pl akcept (bill of exchange when accepted) · ja 承諾 (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract)