acceptance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
    credence.
    • he gave credence to the gossip
    • acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
  2. noun the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
    espousal; acceptation; adoption.
    • its adoption by society
    • the proposal found wide acceptance
  3. noun the state of being acceptable and accepted
    • torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club
  4. noun (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
  5. noun banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
    banker's acceptance.
  6. noun a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
    toleration; sufferance.
    • all people should practice toleration and live together in peace
  7. noun the act of taking something that is offered
    • her acceptance of the gift encouraged him
    • he anticipated their acceptance of his offer

WordNet

Ac*cept"ance noun
Definitions
  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. "Makes it assured of acceptance." 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. ✍ What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty. Mozley & W. ✍ In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the constituent elements into which all contracts are resolved.
  6. Meaning; acceptation. Obs.

Webster 1913