acceptance
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: business
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natural-sciences
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Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Latin accipiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin acceptārelbor.
Old French accepterder.
Middle French acceptancebor.
▲
Old French accepterder.?
Middle English accepten
English accept
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
Old French -ancebor.
Middle English -aunce
English -ance
English acceptance
* First attested in 1528–1530. Probably partly from Middle French acceptance (from Old French accepter (“accept”)) and partly from accept + -ance.
Base: accept
Affixes: -ance
Inflected forms:
form: acceptances
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: acceptaunce
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.
All the flockes of Kedar shall be gathered together vnto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister vnto thee: they shall come vp with acceptance on mine altar, and I wil glorifie the house of my glory.
gloss: An instance of that act.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: Belief in something; agreement, assent.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The state of being accepted.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The warrant I haue of your Honourable Diſpoſition, not the Worth of my vntutor'd Lines makes it aſſured of acceptance.
gloss: The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: 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; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; 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 of possession of a thing as owner.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: But what acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty.
gloss: The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract.
pos: noun
tags: US
countable
uncountable
gloss: A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
New-Zealand
countable
plural
plural-only
uncountable
gloss: Synonym of etendue.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Derived words: acceptance and commitment therapy
acceptance house
acceptance speech
acceptance test
disacceptance
fat acceptance
nonacceptance
overacceptance
postacceptance
preacceptance
reacceptance
re-acceptance
self acceptance
self-acceptance
unacceptance
underacceptance
wife acceptance factor
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