acceptance

/ɛkˈsɛptɪns/

/ɛkˈsɛptɪns/

Other forms: acceptances

Acceptance is taking something given to you. You might be relieved by your friend's acceptance of your apology for accidentally riding your bike over his foot.

An acceptance of someone or something is also an indication that you approve of or believe in it (or them). If you dye your hair green and wear a suit made of bear fur, gaining your grandmother’s acceptance may prove difficult if she's a conservative dresser and an animal lover. In legal terms acceptance is language signifying consent to the terms of an offer, leading to the creation of a contract.

Definitions of acceptance

1. noun

   the state of being acceptable and accepted
   “torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club”

   antonyms:

   rejection

   the state of being rejected

   types:

   vogue

   a current state of general acceptance and use

   acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition

   the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

   approval, favorable reception, favourable reception

   acceptance as satisfactory

   acceptation

   acceptance as true or valid

   content, contentedness

   the state of being contented with your situation in life

   acquiescence

   acceptance without protest

   welcome

   the state of being welcome

   appro

   an informal British abbreviation of approval

   type of:

   situation, state of affairs

   the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
2. noun

   the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
   “the proposal found wide acceptance”

   synonyms: acceptation, adoption, espousal

   types:

   bosom, embrace

   a close affectionate and protective acceptance

   type of:

   approval, approving, blessing

   the formal act of approving
3. noun

   a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
   synonyms: sufferance, toleration

   types:

   self acceptance

   an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all

   type of:

   permissiveness, tolerance

   a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
4. noun

   the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
   “acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years”

   synonyms: credence

   types:

   fatalism

   a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable

   recognition

   an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

   type of:

   attitude, mental attitude

   a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
5. noun

   the act of taking something that is offered
   “her acceptance of the gift encouraged him”

   “he anticipated their acceptance of his offer”

   type of:

   acquisition

   the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
6. noun

   (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
   type of:

   acquiescence, assent

   agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
7. noun

   banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
   synonyms: banker's acceptance

   type of:

   bill of exchange, draft, order of payment

   a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another