acceptance
31acceptance — noun /əkˈsɛp.təns/ a) The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; especially, favorable reception; approval the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc …
32acceptance — Is accepting a proposition the same thing as believing it? Whilst there is no general distinction signalled by the words, philosophers have been led to distinguish acceptance from belief for various reasons. The lottery paradox may be approached… …
33acceptance — noun 1) the acceptance of an award Syn: receipt, receiving, taking 2) his acceptance of her ideas Syn: respect, acknowledgement, belief, toleration, consent, agreement, assent, comp …
34acceptance — n. Commerce, agreement to pay bill of exchange when due. ♦ acceptance house, merchant banker. ♦ acceptance for honour, taking up of bill of exchange by person other than drawer to protect honour of party to bill …
35acceptance — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of accepting] Syn. reception, taking, receiving; see receipt 1 . 2. [An expression of acceptance] Syn. recognition, assent, approval; see agreement 3 , permission . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. acknowledgement,… …
36acceptance — ac•cept•ance [[t]ækˈsɛp təns[/t]] n. 1) the act of taking or receiving something offered 2) favorable reception; approval; favor 3) the act of assenting or believing: acceptance of a theory[/ex] 4) the fact or state of being accepted or… …
37acceptance — In contracts, agreeing verbally or in writing to the terms. This is one of the requirements for making a valid contract (i.e., an offer, an acceptance of that offer, and a consideration). A written offer can be accepted only in writing …
38acceptance — accept ► VERB 1) agree to receive or undertake (something offered or proposed). 2) regard favourably or with approval. 3) believe or receive as valid or correct. 4) take on (a responsibility or liability). 5) tolerate or submit to. DERIVATIVES… …
39acceptance — n. 1 willingness to receive (a gift, payment, duty, etc.). 2 an affirmative answer to an invitation or proposal. 3 (often foll. by of) a willingness to accept (conditions, a circumstance, etc.). 4 a approval, belief (found wide acceptance). b… …
40Acceptance testing — of an aircraft catapult In engineering and its various …
