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  • 21acceptable — acceptability, acceptableness, n. acceptably, adv. /ak sep teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable or worthy of being accepted. 2. pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome. 3. meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate: an… …

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  • 22acceptable — adjective a) Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us. b) Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable …

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  • 23acceptable — adjective 1) an acceptable standard of living Syn: satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, quite good, fair, decent, good enough, sufficient, sufficiently good, fine, not bad, all right, average, tolerable, passable, middling, m …

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  • 24acceptable — /ək septəb(ə)l/ adjective which can be accepted ● Both parties found the offer acceptable. ● The terms of the contract of employment are not acceptable to the candidate …

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  • 25ACCEPTABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui peut, qui doit être accepté. Ces offres sont acceptables. Une pareille proposition n est pas acceptable …

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  • 26ACCEPTABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui peut, qui doit être accepté. Ces offres sont acceptables. Une pareille proposition n’est pas acceptable …

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  • 27acceptable — adj 1. worthy, deserving, competent, good enough; meritorious, estimable, praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, creditable; suitable, fit, seemly, proper, decorous; appropriate, apt, apposite, apropos; meet, due, just, right, fitting,… …

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  • 28acceptable — ac•cept•a•ble [[t]ækˈsɛp tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable or worthy of being accepted 2) pleasing to the receiver; agreeable 3) meeting minimum requirements; barely adequate 4) cvb capable of being endured; tolerable: acceptable levels of… …

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  • 29acceptable — adj. 1 a worthy of being accepted. b pleasing, welcome. 2 adequate, satisfactory. 3 tolerable (an acceptable risk). Derivatives: acceptability n. acceptableness n. acceptably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL acceptabilis (as ACCEPT) …

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  • 30Acceptable daily intake — or ADI is a measure of the amount of a specific substance (usually a food additive, or a residue of a veterinary drug or pesticide) in food or drinking water that can be ingested (orally) over a lifetime without an appreciable health risk. ADIs… …

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