acceptance
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
- First attested in 1574. From Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept + -ance.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
acceptance (countable and uncountable, plural acceptances)
- (uncountable) 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.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Isaiah 60:7:
- They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar.
- (countable) An instance of that act.
- Belief in something; agreement, assent.
- The state of being accepted.
- 1594, Shakespeare, Rape of Lucrece:
- Makes it assured of acceptance.
- The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
- (business, finance) 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.
- (law) 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.
- 1876, Mozley and Whiteley, Law Dictionary:
- What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty.
- 1876, Mozley and Whiteley, Law Dictionary:
- (government, US) 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.
- (horse racing, Australia, New Zealand, plural only) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
- (optics) Synonym of etendue.
Usage notesEdit
In modern law, offer and acceptance are necessary elements for a legally binding contract.
Alternative formsEdit
- acceptaunce (obsolete)
SynonymsEdit
- (act of accepting): accepting, receiving, reception, approval
- (state of being accepted): acceptableness
- (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn): assent
Derived termsEdit
- (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn): banker's acceptance, trade acceptance
- preacceptance
TranslationsEdit
act of accepting
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state of being accepted
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assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn
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bill of exchange when accepted
agreeing which results in a legally binding contract
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act of authorized representative of government by which government assents to goods or services
list of horses accepted as starters in a race
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etendue — see etendue
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ReferencesEdit
- acceptance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further readingEdit
acceptance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - acceptance (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- offer and acceptance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
ScotsEdit
NounEdit
acceptance (uncountable)
ReferencesEdit
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.