1 [U,C] 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.
2 [U] the act of agreeing with sth and approving of it:
The new laws have gained widespread acceptance.
3 [U] the process of allowing sb to join sth or be a member of a group:
Your acceptance into the insurance plan is guaranteed. * Social acceptance is important for most young people.
4 [U] willingness to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation:
acceptance of death / suffering
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for acceptance is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is acceptance a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, acceptance is tagged as noun.
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