acceptance

UK: /ækˈsɛptəns/ US: /ækˈsɛptəns/ ,(ak sep′təns)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•cept•ance /ækˈsɛptəns/   n. 

1. [uncountable] the process or act of accepting.
2. favorable reception;
   approval;
   favor:
   [uncountable] I got a letter of acceptance.
   [countable] Acceptances to my invitations kept pouring in.
3. the act of assenting or believing:
   [uncountable] general acceptance of her theory.

See -cep-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•cept•ance  (ak sep′təns), n. 

1. the act of taking or receiving something offered.
2. favorable reception;
   approval;
   favor.
3. the act of assenting or believing:
   acceptance of a theory.
4. the fact or state of being accepted or acceptable.
5. Linguistics acceptation (def. 1).
6. Business [Com.]
   • an engagement to pay an order, draft, or bill of exchange when it becomes due, as by the person on whom it is drawn.
   • an order, draft, etc., that a person or bank has accepted as calling for payment and has thus promised to pay.

• accept + -ance 1565–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

acceptance / əkˈsɛptəns/ noun

1. the act of accepting or the state of being accepted or acceptable
2. favourable reception; approval
3. (often followed by of) belief (in) or assent (to)
4. a formal agreement by a debtor to pay a draft, bill, etc
5. (plural) a list of horses accepted as starters in a race