Acceptance vs. Acknowledgement

Acceptancenoun

The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

‘the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.’;

Acknowledgementnoun

alternative spelling of acknowledgment

Acceptancenoun

Belief in something; agreement, assent.

Acknowledgementnoun

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;

‘the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work’; ‘she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own’;

Acceptancenoun

The state of being accepted.

Acknowledgementnoun

a statement acknowledging something or someone;

‘she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment’; ‘the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her’;

Acceptancenoun

The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.

Acceptancenoun

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; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.

Acceptancenoun

(law) An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; 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 of possession of a thing as owner.

Acceptancenoun

The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract.

Acceptancenoun

A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.

Acceptancenoun

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Acceptancenoun

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.

‘They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar.’;

Acceptancenoun

State of being accepted; acceptableness.

Acceptancenoun

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.

Acceptancenoun

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.

Acceptancenoun

An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.

Acceptancenoun

Meaning; acceptation.

Acceptancenoun

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’;

Acceptancenoun

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception;

‘its adoption by society’; ‘the proposal found wide acceptance’;

Acceptancenoun

the state of being acceptable and accepted;

‘torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club’;

Acceptancenoun

(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

Acceptancenoun

banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank

Acceptancenoun

a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations;

‘all people should practice toleration and live together in peace’;

Acceptancenoun

the act of taking something that is offered;

‘her acceptance of the gift encouraged him’; ‘he anticipated their acceptance of his offer’;

Acceptancenoun

the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered

‘charges involving the acceptance of bribes’;

Acceptancenoun

a draft or bill of exchange that is accepted by being signed

‘a banker's acceptance’;

Acceptancenoun

the process or fact of being received as adequate, valid, or suitable

‘you must wait for acceptance into the village’;

Acceptancenoun

agreement with or belief in an idea or explanation

‘acceptance of the teaching of the Church’;

Acceptancenoun

willingness to tolerate a difficult situation

‘a mood of resigned acceptance’;

Acceptance

Acceptance in human psychology is a person's assent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) without attempting to change it or protest it. The concept is close in meaning to acquiescence, derived from the Latin acquiēscere (to find rest in).