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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Acceptance \Ac*cept"ance\, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar. --Isa. lx. 7. [1913 Webster] 2. State of being accepted; acceptableness. "Makes it assured of acceptance." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Com.) (a) 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. (b) The bill itself when accepted. [1913 Webster] 4. 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. [1913 Webster] 5. (Law) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law. [1913 Webster] Note: What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] Note: In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the constituent elements into which all contracts are resolved. [1913 Webster] {acceptance of a bill of exchange}, {acceptance of a check}, {acceptance of a draft}, or {acceptance of an order}, 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. [1913 Webster] 6. Meaning; acceptation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {Acceptance of persons}, partiality, favoritism. See under {Accept}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: acceptance n 1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" [syn: {credence}, {acceptance}] 2: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: {adoption}, {acceptance}, {acceptation}, {espousal}] 3: the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" [ant: {rejection}] 4: (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) 5: banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank [syn: {acceptance}, {banker's acceptance}] 6: a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" [syn: {toleration}, {acceptance}, {sufferance}] 7: the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"