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acceptance
A	noun
	1	acceptance
			the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚acquiring; getting ╚acquisition ╚acceptance
	2	adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal
			the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚aid; assist; assistance; help ╚support ╚blessing; approval; approving ╚adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal ╚embrace; bosom
	3	toleration, acceptance, sufferance
			a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚trait ╚nature ╚disposition; temperament ╚permissiveness; tolerance ╚toleration, acceptance, sufferance ╚self acceptance
	4	credence, acceptance
			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"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚attitude; mental attitude ╚credence, acceptance ╚recognition
	5	acceptance
			(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚agreement ╚assent; acquiescence ╚acceptance
	6	acceptance, banker's acceptance
			banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚document; written document; papers ╚legal document; legal instrument; official document; instrument ╚negotiable instrument ╚draft; bill of exchange; order of payment ╚acceptance, banker's acceptance
	7	acceptance
			the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
		Category Tree: state ╚situation; state of affairs ╚acceptance ╚welcome ╚eligibility ╚acquiescence ╚contentedness; content ╚acceptation ╚approval; favorable reception; favourable reception ╚recognition; acknowledgment; acknowledgement ╚currency; vogue

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