different between acceptable vs acceptance

English

Alternative forms

• acceptible (dated)

Etymology

From Middle English acceptable, from Old French acceptable, from Late Latin accept?bilis (“worthy of acceptance”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æk.?s?p.t?.b?l/

Adjective

acceptable (comparative more acceptable, superlative most acceptable)

1. worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure

2. Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

Antonyms

• unacceptable
• inacceptable

Derived terms

• acceptableness
• acceptably

Related terms

• acceptability

Translations

Further reading

• acceptable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• acceptable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• acceptable at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accept?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?k.s?p?ta.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ak.sep?ta.ble/
• Rhymes: -a?le

Adjective

acceptable (masculine and feminine plural acceptables)

1. acceptable

   Antonym: inacceptable

Derived terms

• acceptablement
• inacceptable

Further reading

• “acceptable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “acceptable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “acceptable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “acceptable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Adjective

acceptable

1. definite singular of acceptabel
2. plural of acceptabel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accept?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.s?p.tabl/

Adjective

acceptable (plural acceptables)

1. acceptable

Antonyms

• inacceptable

Related terms

• accepter

Further reading

• “acceptable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Adjective

acceptable

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of acceptabel.

Anagrams

• acceptabel

English

Etymology

• First attested in 1574. From Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k.?s?p.t?ns/

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.
   • 1611, King James Version, Isaiah 60:7

     They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar.

2. (countable) An instance of that act.
3. Belief in something; agreement, assent.
4. The state of being accepted.
5. The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
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.
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.
   • 1876, Mozley and Whiteley, Law Dictionary:

     What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty.

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.
9. (horse racing, Australia, New Zealand, plural only) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
10. (optics) Synonym of etendue.

Usage notes

In modern law, offer and acceptance are necessary elements for a legally binding contract.

Alternative forms

• acceptaunce (obsolete)

Synonyms

• (act of accepting): accepting, receiving, reception, approval
• (state of being accepted): acceptableness
• (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn): assent

Derived terms

• (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn): banker's acceptance, trade acceptance
• preacceptance

Translations

References

• acceptance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

• acceptance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• acceptance (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• offer and acceptance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Scots

Noun

acceptance (uncountable)

1. acceptance

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.