"acceptance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ək.ˈsɛp.təns/ [US] Audio: En-us-acceptance.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 acceptance.ogg [Australia] Forms: acceptances [plural]
Etymology: * First attested in 1574. From Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept + -ance. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{der|en|frm|acceptance}} Middle French acceptance, {{der|en|fro|accepter||accept}} Old French accepter (“accept”), {{suffix|en|accept|ance|nocat=1}} accept + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acceptance (countable and uncountable, plural acceptances)
  1. (uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (act of accepting): accepting, receiving, reception, approval Translations (act of accepting): ἀποδοχή (apodokhḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), قَبُول (qabūl) [masculine] (Arabic), قُبُول (qubūl) [masculine] (Arabic), قُبُول (gubūl) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), কবুল (kobul) (Bengali), приемане (priemane) (Bulgarian), přijetí [neuter] (Czech), acceptatie (Dutch), akcepto (Esperanto), hyväksyntä (Finnish), hyväksyminen (Finnish), acceptation [feminine] (French), Annahme [feminine] (German), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌼𐍄𐍃 (andanumts) [feminine] (Gothic), αποδοχή (apodochí) [feminine] (Greek), elfogadás (Hungarian), glacadh [masculine] (Irish), acceptiō [feminine] (Latin), സ്വീകാര്യത (svīkāryata) (Malayalam), pejirandin (Northern Kurdish), qebûl kirin (Northern Kurdish), andfang [masculine] (Old English), Aunnom [feminine] (Plautdietsch), przyjęcie [neuter] (Polish), akceptacja [feminine] (Polish), aceitação [feminine] (Portuguese), acceptare [feminine] (Romanian), acceptanță [feminine] (Romanian), primire [feminine] (Romanian), получе́ние (polučénije) [neuter] (Russian), aceptación [feminine] (Spanish), pagtanggap (Tagalog), kabul (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-wXGhTAtJ Disambiguation of 'act of accepting': 69 6 1 3 2 2 5 7 2 1 Disambiguation of 'act of accepting': 69 6 1 3 2 2 5 7 2 1
  2. (countable) An instance of that act. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-TQcmUs5I
  3. Belief in something; agreement, assent. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-4LG1ZmFC
  4. The state of being accepted. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (state of being accepted): acceptableness Translations (state of being accepted): acceptatie (Dutch), heakskiitmine (Estonian), hyväksyntä (Finnish), adhésion [feminine] (French), admission [feminine] (French), adoption [feminine] (French), assimilation [feminine] (French), reconnaissance [feminine] (French), Annahme [feminine] (German), andfang [masculine] (Old English), Aunnom [feminine] (Plautdietsch), aceitação [feminine] (Portuguese), acceptare (Romanian), accepție (Romanian), одобре́ние (odobrénije) [neuter] (Russian), призна́ние (priznánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-~D2kZNNJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 1 19 3 15 9 7 20 13 Disambiguation of 'state of being accepted': 3 1 1 70 3 6 3 2 8 4 Disambiguation of 'state of being accepted': 3 1 1 70 3 6 3 2 8 4
  5. The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-aolJJ8V2
  6. (business, finance) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Business, Finance Synonyms (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn): assent Derived forms (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn): banker's acceptance, trade acceptance Translations (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn): акцептиране (akceptirane) (Bulgarian), acceptatie [feminine] (Dutch), hyväksyntä (Finnish), acceptation [feminine] (French), Annahme [feminine] (German), akceptacja [feminine] (Polish), akcept [masculine] (Polish), aceite [masculine] (Portuguese), акце́пт (akcépt) [masculine] (Russian), aceptación [feminine] (Spanish), akseptans (Turkish) Translations (bill of exchange when accepted): sopimus (Finnish), Vertrag [masculine] (German), akseptasi (Indonesian), penerimaan (Malay), akcept [masculine] (Polish), догово́р (dogovór) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-2LDKBW2B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 1 19 3 15 9 7 20 13 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn': 7 1 10 5 1 57 4 4 7 3 Disambiguation of 'assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn': 6 1 9 5 1 61 4 4 6 3 Disambiguation of 'assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn': 7 1 10 5 1 57 5 4 7 3 Disambiguation of 'bill of exchange when accepted': 5 1 1 14 4 49 5 3 13 5
  7. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract): съгласие (sǎglasie) (Bulgarian), aanvaarding [feminine] (Dutch), nõusolek (Estonian), hyväksyntä (Finnish), acceptation [feminine] (French), Annahme [feminine] (German), 承諾 (shōdaku) (Japanese), aceitação [feminine] (Portuguese), acceptare [feminine] (Romanian), приня́тие (prinjátije) [neuter] (Russian), saglasnost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pagsang-ayon (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-JiBDKeTg Topics: law Disambiguation of 'agreeing which results in a legally binding contract': 4 4 6 4 3 5 58 4 7 5
  8. (government, US) 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. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-T8hwala3 Categories (other): American English Topics: government
  9. (horse racing, Australia, New Zealand, plural only) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Horse racing Translations (list of horses accepted as starters in a race): hyväksytyt [plural] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-uICq2MQ9 Categories (other): Australian English, English pluralia tantum, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 1 19 3 15 9 7 20 13 Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports Disambiguation of 'list of horses accepted as starters in a race': 2 1 2 6 3 4 2 1 79 2
  10. (optics) Synonym of etendue. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Optics Synonyms: etendue [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-acceptance-en-noun-yCSV1Uym Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 1 19 3 15 9 7 20 13 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acceptaunce [obsolete]

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      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
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      "word": "acceptance and commitment therapy"
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      "word": "fat acceptance"
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      "word": "overacceptance"
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    },
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      "word": "preacceptance"
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      "word": "reacceptance"
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      "word": "re-acceptance"
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      "word": "self-acceptance"
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        "An instance of that act."
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      "glosses": [
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        "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."
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        [
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        "uncountable"
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        "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."
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        "(government, US) 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."
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        "uncountable"
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      "categories": [
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        "English pluralia tantum",
        "New Zealand English",
        "en:Horse racing"
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        "A list of horses accepted as starters in a race."
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        "(horse racing, Australia, New Zealand, plural only) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race."
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        "Synonym of etendue."
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        "(optics) Synonym of etendue."
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      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "accepting"
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      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "receiving"
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      "sense": "act of accepting",
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      "sense": "act of accepting",
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      "sense": "state of being accepted",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qabūl",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قَبُول"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qubūl",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kobul",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "কবুল"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "priemane",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "приемане"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "přijetí"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "acceptatie"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "akcepto"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "hyväksyntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "hyväksyminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acceptation"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Annahme"
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      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "andanumts",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌼𐍄𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apodochí",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "αποδοχή"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "elfogadás"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "glacadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "pejirandin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "qebûl kirin"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "acceptiō"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "svīkāryata",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "സ്വീകാര്യത"
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "andfang"
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      "code": "pdt",
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      "word": "Aunnom"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "przyjęcie"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "akceptacja"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "primire"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "polučénije",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "получе́ние"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "aceptación"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "pagtanggap"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of accepting",
      "word": "kabul"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "word": "acceptatie"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "word": "heakskiitmine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "word": "hyväksyntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adhésion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "admission"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "adoption"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "assimilation"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "reconnaissance"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Annahme"
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    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "andfang"
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      "code": "pdt",
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      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Aunnom"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aceitação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "word": "acceptare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "word": "accepție"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odobrénije",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одобре́ние"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priznánije",
      "sense": "state of being accepted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "призна́ние"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "akceptirane",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "word": "акцептиране"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acceptatie"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "word": "hyväksyntä"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "acceptation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Annahme"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "akceptacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "akcept"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aceite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "akcépt",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "акце́пт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aceptación"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn",
      "word": "akseptans"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bill of exchange when accepted",
      "word": "sopimus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bill of exchange when accepted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vertrag"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "bill of exchange when accepted",
      "word": "akseptasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "bill of exchange when accepted",
      "word": "penerimaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bill of exchange when accepted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "akcept"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dogovór",
      "sense": "bill of exchange when accepted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "догово́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎglasie",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "word": "съгласие"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aanvaarding"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "word": "nõusolek"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "word": "hyväksyntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acceptation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Annahme"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōdaku",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "word": "承諾"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aceitação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acceptare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinjátije",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "приня́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "saglasnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "agreeing which results in a legally binding contract",
      "word": "pagsang-ayon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "list of horses accepted as starters in a race",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "hyväksytyt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acceptance"
}

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