acceptance

acceptance is a 10-letter English word with 14 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 23 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. State of being accepted; acceptableness.
3. noun. 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.
4. noun. The bill itself when accepted.
5. noun. 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.
6. noun. An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.
7. noun. Meaning; acceptation.
8. noun. the act of taking something that is offered

   "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"

   "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"

9. noun. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

   "its adoption by society"

   "the proposal found wide acceptance"

   Synonyms: acceptation, adoption, espousal

10. noun. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

    "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"

    Synonyms: sufferance, toleration

11. noun. 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"

    Synonyms: credence

12. noun. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
13. noun. banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
14. noun. the state of being acceptable and accepted

    "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"

Synonyms

acceptation, adoption, espousal, sufferance, toleration, credence

Common word forms

acceptances

Words from these letters

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