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Meaning of acceptance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
əkˈsɛp.təns

Definitions

  1. The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval
  2. The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
    uncountable
  3. An instance of that act
  4. An instance of that act.
    countable
  5. Belief in something; agreement, assent
  6. Belief in something; agreement, assent.
    countable, uncountable
  7. The state of being accepted
  8. The state of being accepted.
    countable, uncountable
  9. The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression
  10. The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
    countable, uncountable
  11. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  12. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  13. 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.
    US, countable, uncountable
  14. A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
    Australia, New-Zealand, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable
  15. Synonym of etendue.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.”
“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.”
“The warrant I haue of your Honourable Diſpoſition, not the Worth of my vntutor'd Lines makes it aſſured of acceptance.”
“But what acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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