Acceptances

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of agreeing to receive something with an open attitude ; The recognition of the truth or validity of certain assertions ; The act of giving permission or approval for requests or proposals made by others
2. The act of willingly receiving or consenting to something offered ; the act of recognising something as true or valid ; the official approval or authorization granted to a proposal or request
3. Agreeing to take or receive something willingly ; acknowledging the reality or correctness of a statement ; granting permission or sanction for an action or idea

Etymology: The word "accept" arrived in English from Old French "accepter," which itself came from Latin "accipere," meaning "to take to oneself" or "to receive," built from "ad" (toward) and "capere" (to take). That physical sense of grasping something offered is still visible in the way the modern meaning grew out of it: to accept a parcel and to accept an argument both start from the act of taking hold. "Acceptance" entered English in the late 1520s, first recorded between 1528 and 1530. Its make-up is a blend: it probably came partly from Middle French "acceptance," and partly from English "accept" plus the suffix "-ance," which turns a verb into a noun of action or state. So the noun reflects both a French inheritance and a home-grown English building block. The plural "acceptances" simply counts separate instances of this action or state, such as several formal agreements, approvals or recognitions made on different occasions.

Synonyms: approval, agreement, consent, admission, recognition

Antonyms: rejection, denial, disapproval, refusal, dismissal