a less common word for acceptance (sense 1), acceptance (sense 2), acceptance (sense 3)
acceptance in British English
(əkˈsɛptəns)
noun
1.
the act of accepting or the state of being accepted or acceptable
2.
favourable reception; approval
3. (often foll by of)
belief (in) or assent (to)
4. business
a.
a formal agreement by a debtor to pay a draft, bill, etc
b.
the document so accepted
Compare bank acceptance
5. (plural) Australian and New Zealand
a list of horses accepted as starters in a race
6. contract law
words or conduct by which a person signifies his or her assent to the terms and conditions of an offer or agreement
acceptancy in American English
(ækˈseptənsi)
nounWord forms: plural-cies
1.
the act of accepting; acceptance
2.
a willingness to accept or receive; receptiveness
Word origin
[1855–60; accept + -ancy]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, keyword, kickoff, output, specialist-ancy is a combination of -ance and -y, used to form nouns denoting state or quality. Other words that use the affix -ancy include: habitancy, itinerancy, malignancy, occupancy, vagrancy