Noun

• (4)S: (n) credence#1 (credence%1:09:00::), acceptance#1 (acceptance%1:09:00::) (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"
• (3)S: (n) adoption#1 (adoption%1:04:00::), acceptance#2 (acceptance%1:04:00::), acceptation#3 (acceptation%1:04:00::), espousal#3 (espousal%1:04:00::) (the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception) "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
• (1)S: (n) acceptance#3 (acceptance%1:26:00::) (the state of being acceptable and accepted) "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
• (1)S: (n) acceptance#4 (acceptance%1:10:01::) ((contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract))
• S: (n) acceptance#5 (acceptance%1:21:00::), banker's acceptance#1 (banker's_acceptance%1:21:00::) (banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank)
• S: (n) toleration#1 (toleration%1:07:00::), acceptance#6 (acceptance%1:07:00::), sufferance#2 (sufferance%1:07:02::) (a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations) "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
• S: (n) acceptance#7 (acceptance%1:04:03::) (the act of taking something that is offered) "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"