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1.in advertising, formal written approval typically issued by a seller of network radio and television commercial time to an advertiser agreeing to the terms of the purchase.

2.in consumer behavior theory, the degree to which a message is absorbed into an individual's consciousness, unchanged from what was intended by the sender. Acceptance can be blocked by strong contradictory opinions or bolstered by complementary opinions. For example, an individual with strong antismoking sentiments would not accept, recall, or retain quality of life claims made in a cigarette advertisement, or may recall a distorted version of those claims. For example, a phrase such as "strong flavor" may be recalled as "lethal." Conversely, an individual predisposed toward a political candidate may not recall specifics of the candidate's platform but will recall an effective speech that reaffirms the individual's choice. See also selective attention; selective reception.

Promise to pay created when the drawee of a Time Draft stamps or writes the word "accepted" above his signature and a designated payment date. Once accepted, the draft is the equivalent of a promissory note; the drawee becomes the Acceptor and is obligated to pay the amount shown at maturity. Acceptances are Negotiable Instruments which means they can be sold to another holder before maturity.

1. Banking. A time draft honored by a bank, known as a Banker's Acceptance. It is used primarily in financing international trade, for example, an overseas manufacturer selling goods to an importer, although a domestic acceptance is not uncommon. See also Documentary Credit; Third Country Acceptance.

2. Finance. Trade acceptance that is issued by a finance company affiliated with a manufacturer, for example, General Motors Acceptance Corp. Or by an importer acting as agent for a manufacturer. It is often backed by a bank Letter of Credit.

The act of agreeing to accept an offer.


Example: Abel offers property for sale, Baker makes an offer to buy the property for a specified price. Upon Abel’s acceptance a sales contract is complete.
See AGREEMENT OF SALE, OFFER .

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noun

1. The act or process of accepting: acquiescence, agreement, assent, consent, nod, yes. Informal OK. See accept/reject.
2. Favorable regard: approbation, approval, favor. See accept/reject, praise/blame.

n

Definition: agreement, taking
Antonyms: disagreement, dissent, refusal

n

Definition: belief
Antonyms: disbelief, rejection

Is accepting a proposition the same thing as believing it? Whilst there is no general distinction signalled by the words, philosophers have been led to distinguish acceptance from belief for various reasons. The lottery paradox may be approached by saying that whilst one accepts that an arbitrary ticket will not win, one cannot be said to believe that it will not, thereby avoiding the pitfall of having an inconsistent set of beliefs. In the philosophy of science a variety of anti- realist positions may counsel one to accept a scientific theory, for instance in order to predict and control nature, or in the spirit of open-minded conjecture, without going so far as to believe it. The central difficulty in such recommendations is defining exactly what one is supposed not to do; in other words, saying what is distinctive about belief as opposed to the supposedly lesser and legitimate acceptance. See constructive empiricism.

1. A phase of hypnosis during which the subject accepts the idea, judgement, or belief suggested.

2. A coping strategy used by athletes to deal with social and psychological stress, such as a serious sports injury or involuntary retirement from a sport. See also social death.

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The taking and receiving of anything in good part as if it were a tacit agreement to a preceding act, which might have been defeated or avoided if such acceptance had not been made. The act of a person to whom a thing is offered or tendered by another, whereby he or she receives the thing with the intention of retaining it, such intention being evidenced by a sufficient act.

The exercise of power conferred by an offer by performance of some act.

When a person who is offered a gift by someone keeps the gift, this indicates his or her acceptance of it. In the law of sales, which governs business dealings between merchants, a buyer demonstrates his or her acceptance of goods that are not exactly what he or she had ordered from the seller by telling the seller that he or she will keep the goods even though they are not what was ordered; by failing to reject the goods; or by doing something to the goods inconsistent with the seller's ownership of them, such as selling the goods to customers of the buyer's store.

In the law of contracts, acceptance is one person's compliance with the terms of an offer made by another. Acceptance occurs in the law of insurance when an insurer agrees to receive a person's application for insurance and to issue a policy protecting the person against certain risks, such as fire or theft.

Acceptance also occurs when a bank pays a check written by a customer who has a checking account with that bank.

Types of Acceptance

An acceptance may be conditional, express, or implied.

Conditional Acceptance

A conditional acceptance, sometimes called a qualified acceptance, occurs when a person to whom an offer has been made tells the offeror that he or she is willing to agree to the offer provided that some changes are made in its terms or that some condition or event occurs. This type of acceptance operates as a counteroffer. A counteroffer must be accepted by the original offeror before a contract can be established between the parties.

Another type of conditional acceptance occurs when a drawee promises to pay a draft upon the happening of a condition, such as a shipment of goods reaching its destination on the date specified in the contract.

Express Acceptance

An express acceptance occurs when a person clearly and explicitly agrees to an offer or agrees to pay a draft that is presented for payment.

Implied Acceptance

An implied acceptance is one that is not directly stated but is demonstrated by any acts indicating a person's assent to the proposed bargain. An implied acceptance occurs when a shopper selects an item in a supermarket and pays the cashier for it. The shopper's conduct indicates that he or she has agreed to the supermarket owner's offer to sell the item for the price stated on it.

IN BRIEF: A favorable reception.

If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is ''the quiet acceptance of what is. — Wayne Dyer

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Quotes:

"We must accept life for what it actually is -- a challenge to our quality without which we should never know of what stuff we are made, or grow to our full stature." - Ida R. Wylie

"Acceptance of others, their looks, their behaviors, their beliefs, bring you an inner peace and tranquillity -- instead of anger and resentment" - Source Unknown

"Some people swallow the universe like a pill; they travel on through the world, like smiling images pushed from behind." - Robert Louis Stevenson

"Happiness can exist only in acceptance." - Denis De Rougamont

"For the ordinary man is passive. Within a narrow circle (home life, and perhaps the trade unions or local politics) he feels himself master of his fate, but against major events he is as helpless as against the elements. So far from endeavoring to influence the future, he simply lies down and lets things happen to him." - George Orwell

"Accept everything about yourself -- I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end -- no apologies, no regrets." - Clark Moustakas

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• Genres: Rock

Biography

Acceptance's sparkling rock themes unveil not only their previous musical experience, mostly coming from punk rock ground, but also the crossbred musical wishes shared by each member of the lineup. Forming in Seattle, WA, Acceptance signed their particular view of alternative pop/rock not only due to their pure rocking influences, but also because of their candid pop preferences. Jason Vena (vocals, bass), Kaylan Cloyd (guitar), Chris DeCastro (guitar), and Peter (drums) were the composing members of Acceptance when the band first got together in 1998. Following a period during which the quartet discovered their distinct creative path, they started playing their first shows, enjoying enthusiastic praise. This opened the way to them recording their first disc. The EP The Lost Words appeared in 1999, months before guitarist DeCastro decided to leave the band to pursue his own trail. It was after the band's last gig with DeCastro that Garrett Lunceford, who replaced him, offered to join Acceptance. After the lineup change, Acceptance continued to tour intensively, playing opening concerts for crews such as the Juliana Theory, Element 101, and Bleach, as their debut EP sold upwards of 5,000 units. In 2003, Acceptance returned with another EP, Black Lines to Battlefields, on The Miltia Group. Extensive touring, including dates with Gatsbys American Dream and The Snake The Cross The Crown, followed before the band's Columbia debut, Phantoms, appeared in April 2005. Early 2006 was spent on sold-out dates around the country with peers the Academy Is..., Hellogoodbye and Panic! at the Disco before hitting up May's Bamboozle festival. By summer 2006, however, rumors that had been circulating among fans for a bit were confirmed. Acceptance -- who by now comprised Vena, Cloyd, guitarist Christian McAlhaney, bassist Ryan Zwiefelhofer and drummer Nick Radovanovic -- decided to call it quits. Various band members went on to form new projects. ~ Mario Mesquita Borges, Rovi

A sensory term meaning the approval of or positive attitude toward a food or flavor or the state of being whereupon a substance is described as being within expected or desired parameters within a specified range. Acceptance can also be directly proportional to a rating on a Hedonic scale. See Hedonic (Rating) Scale, Attribute, Sensory Evaluation.

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The act of a person to whom something is offered or tendered by another, whereby he receives that which is offered with the intention of retaining it. A contract is not valid without the acceptance of an offer by the party to whom the offer is made, either expressly or by conduct.

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• Banking and Financial Services - acceptance: short-term credit arrangement used in financing trade in which banks substitute their credit for the customer’s

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - accept, godkendelse, tilslutning

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    påtage sig sine pligter

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanvaarding, bereidheid te ontvangen/ aanvaarden, instemming, het verdragen

Français (French)
n. - acceptation, consentement, (Comm) acceptation, (Comm, Jur) réception

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    entrée en fonctions

Deutsch (German)
n. - Annahme, Akzeptieren, Billigung

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    Amtsantritt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποδοχή, παραδοχή

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    ανάληψη καθηκόντων

Italiano (Italian)
accettazione, consenso, rassegnazione

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    entrata in carica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aceitação (f), aprovação (f), acordo (m), contrato (m), consentimento (m)

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    aceitação de responsabilidades

Русский (Russian)
принятие, прием, признание, принятие без возражений

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    прием обязанностей

Español (Spanish)
n. - aceptación, aprobación, consentimiento

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    entrada en funciones

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - antagande, godtagande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
接受, 欢迎, 赞同, 承诺, 容忍

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    接受任务

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 接受, 歡迎, 贊同, 承諾, 容忍

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    接受任務

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수락, 어음의 인수, 채용

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 受け入れること, 受納, 受容, 容認, 手形の引き受け, 承認, 引き受け

idioms:

• acceptance of duties    義務受諾

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قبول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קבלה, התקבלות, אישור‬

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