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acceptance definition

ac·cept·ance (ak sep′təns, ək-)

noun

  1. an accepting or being accepted
  2. approving reception; approval; acceptability
  3. belief in; assent
  4. a draft or bill of exchange that has been accepted for payment
  5. Law an express or implied act by which one accepts an obligation, offer, contract, etc. together with all its legal consequences

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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