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acceptance
noun
the
act
of
willingly
taking
or
receiving
something
that
is
offered
or
approving
an
idea
,
invitation
,
or
gift
•
Her
acceptance
of
the
award
was
met
with
loud
applause
.
Her
acceptance
of
the
award
was
met
with
loud
applause
.
•
Thank
you
for
your
quick
acceptance
of
our
invitation
.
Thank
you
for
your
quick
acceptance
of
our
invitation
.
From
Anglo-French
acceptaunce
,
from
Old
French
accepter
“
to
receive
”,
ultimately
from
Latin
acceptāre
,
frequentative
of
accipere
“
to
take
,
receive
”.
noun
a
willingness
or
readiness
to
tolerate
or
embrace
people
,
situations
,
or
realities
without
protest
•
The
community
showed
great
acceptance
of
people
from
diverse
cultures
.
The
community
showed
great
acceptance
of
people
from
diverse
cultures
.
•
Finding
acceptance
among
her
classmates
boosted
her
confidence
.
Finding
acceptance
among
her
classmates
boosted
her
confidence
.
As
the
broader
emotional
sense
,
developed
from
the
physical
sense
of
“
receive
”
by
the
14th
century
.
noun
formal
agreement
to
an
offer
or
contract
that
makes
it
legally
binding
,
or
a
signed
document
showing
such
agreement
•
Your
signature
here
indicates
your
acceptance
of
the
terms
.
Your
signature
here
indicates
your
acceptance
of
the
terms
.
•
The
job
offer
is
subject
to
acceptance
within
seven
days
.
The
job
offer
is
subject
to
acceptance
within
seven
days
.
Legal
sense
recorded
since
the
15th
century
,
stemming
from
earlier
commercial
use
of
bills
of
exchange
.
