acceptance
The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence,…The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
» Tom's acceptance speech was OK.
Meaning
10 senses(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
(countable)An instance of that act.
the act of taking something that is offered
(countable, uncountable)Belief in something; agreement, assent.
(countable, uncountable)The state of being accepted.
Annahme
одобре́ниеodobrénije, призна́ниеpriznánije
the state of being acceptable and accepted
(countable, uncountable)The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
(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
(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
(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.
(Australia, New Zealand, countable, plural, plural only, uncountable)A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of etendue.
Examples
50 sentencesTom's acceptance speech was OK.
Tom gave an acceptance speech.
The theory will find general acceptance.
Ця теорія стане загальновизнаною.
ruЭта теория станет общепризнанной.
deDiese Theorie wird allgemein anerkannt werden.
It’s acceptance of whatever shall be.
Therefore the acceptance is quite different.
deDaher ist die Akzeptanz recht unterschiedlich.
Translations
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Forms
plural: acceptancesSynonyms
14 synonyms- a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank:banker's acceptance
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception:adoptionacceptationespousal
- a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations:tolerationsufferance
- the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true:credence
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable