acceptance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: acceptance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for acceptance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acceptance n the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" Synonym(s): credence, acceptance the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" Synonym(s): adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" Antonym(s): rejection (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank Synonym(s): acceptance, banker's acceptance a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" Synonym(s): toleration, acceptance, sufferance the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acceptance \Accept"ance\, n. 1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance* of a gift, office, doctrine, etc. They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar. --Isa. lx. 7. 2. State of being accepted; acceptableness. [bd]Makes it assured of acceptance.[b8] --Shak. 3. (Com.) (a) 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. (b) The bill itself when accepted. 4. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; 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 possession as owner. 5. (Law) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law. Note: What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty. --Mozley & W.