noun (n)

• the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  Acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years.
  

  Synonym:
  credence
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception(noun.act)

  Example:
  The proposal found wide acceptance.
  

  Synonym:
  acceptation, adoption, espousal
  

  source: wordnet30
• the state of being acceptable and accepted(noun.state)

  Example:
  Torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club.
  

  Antonym:
  rejection
  

  source: wordnet30
• (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank(noun.possession)

  source: wordnet30
• a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  sufferance, toleration
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of taking something that is offered(noun.act)

  Example:
  Her acceptance of the gift encouraged him.
  He anticipated their acceptance of his offer.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.(noun)

  source: webster1913