Acceptance
Ac·cept·ance
Acceptance
n.
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The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.
They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar.
- State of being accepted; acceptableness.
- 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. (Com.)
- An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; 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 possession as owner.
- An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law. (Law)
- Meaning; acceptation. [Obs.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Acceptance of a bill of exchange, check, [or] draft
- is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word “accepted” across the face of the bill.
- Acceptance of goods
- under the statute of frauds, is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction.
- Acceptance of persons
- partiality, favoritism. See under Accept.