accept : Idioms & Phrases


generally accepted accounting principles

  • noun a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures
    GAAP.
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To accept a bill

  • (Law), to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due.
Webster 1913

To accept service

  • (Law), to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been.
Webster 1913

To accept the person

  • (Eccl.), to show favoritism. "God accepteth no man's person."
Webster 1913