Meaning

10 senses
  1. (uncountable)The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

    the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.

    Annahme

    получе́ниеpolučénije

    прийняття́pryjnjattjá, прийма́нняpryjmánnja

    the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

  2. (countable)An instance of that act.

    the act of taking something that is offered

  3. (countable, uncountable)Belief in something; agreement, assent.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The state of being accepted.

    Annahme

    одобре́ниеodobrénije, призна́ниеpriznánije

    the state of being acceptable and accepted

  5. (countable, uncountable)The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.

  6. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Annahme, Vertrag

    акце́птakcépt, догово́рdogovór

  7. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Annahme

    приня́тиеprinjátije

  8. (US, countable, uncountable)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.

  9. (Australia, New Zealand, countable, plural, plural only, uncountable)A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.

  10. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of etendue.

Examples

50 sentences
  1. Tom's acceptance speech was OK.

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  2. Tom gave an acceptance speech.

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  3. The theory will find general acceptance.

    Ця теорія стане загальновизнаною.

    ruЭта теория станет общепризнанной.

    deDiese Theorie wird allgemein anerkannt werden.

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  4. It’s acceptance of whatever shall be.

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  5. Therefore the acceptance is quite different.

    deDaher ist die Akzeptanz recht unterschiedlich.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of accepting:
Русский
By meaning 5
act of accepting:
state of being accepted:
assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn:
bill of exchange when accepted:
agreeing which results in a legally binding contract:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of accepting:
bill of exchange when accepted:

Forms

plural: acceptances

Synonyms

14 synonyms
state of being accepted:acceptableness
assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn:assent
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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