acceptance
nounEtymology
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 Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti 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 *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. 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.
- derived from accepter
- borrowed from acceptance
Definitions
The act of accepting
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.
- 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.
An instance of that act.
Belief in something
Belief in something; agreement, assent.
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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.
The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it…
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.
An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in…
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.
The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents…
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.
A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
Synonym of etendue.
The neighborhood
Derived
acceptance and commitment therapy, acceptance house, acceptance speech, acceptance test, disacceptance, fat acceptance, nonacceptance, overacceptance, postacceptance, preacceptance, reacceptance, re-acceptance, self acceptance, self-acceptance, unacceptance, underacceptance, wife acceptance factor
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at acceptance. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at acceptance. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at acceptance
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA