- [uncountable, countable] the act of accepting a gift, an invitation, an offer, etc.
- Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing.
- He made a short acceptance speech/speech of acceptance.
- Invitations have been sent out and 80 acceptances have already been received.
- So far we have had one refusal and three acceptances.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- total
- …
- achieve
- find
- gain
- …
- address
- speech
- letter
- …
- acceptance among
- acceptance of
- [uncountable] the act of agreeing with something and approving of it
- The new laws have gained widespread acceptance.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1- A new theory emerged that quickly gained wide acceptance.
- The idea was slow to gain general acceptance.
- Their attitude was condemned as blind acceptance of authority.
- These concepts have gained broad acceptance among scientists.
- society's acceptance of homosexuality
- The Assembly voted against acceptance of constitutional reform.
- The aim was to secure recognition and acceptance of national boundaries by all member states.
- The government needed to win acceptance for its economic package.
- There is growing acceptance of the view that education is the basis for economic success.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- total
- …
- achieve
- find
- gain
- …
- address
- speech
- letter
- …
- acceptance among
- acceptance of
- [uncountable] acceptance (into something) the process of allowing somebody to join something or be a member of a group
- Your acceptance into the insurance plan is guaranteed.
- Social acceptance is important for most young people.
- The group is now seeking formal acceptance.
- [uncountable] the quality of being willing to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation
- acceptance of death/suffering
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French, from accepter, from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere ‘take something to oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’.
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