acceptances
- 1Plural of acceptance.
The university sent its acceptances to applicants in early April.
After weeks of waiting, he counted four acceptances among the replies.
Note
A plural that only some meanings of the singular allow. Acceptance as an attitude of approval or favorable reception stays uncountable: one speaks of public acceptance, not acceptances. The plural counts instances, such as offers taken up or letters saying yes. In banking it counts accepted bills of exchange, each an engagement to pay when due. It can even count a word's usual meanings: the several acceptances of a term.
acceptances is a form of acceptance
acceptance, noun: The act of taking something offered, received willingly and with approval or satisfaction. Full entry
- Forms
- acceptanceacceptances plural
- Spelling
- acceptance → acceptances: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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