non-acceptance

non--ac·cept·ance

N n

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te ak-sep-tuh ns]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ækˈsɛp təns/
- /nɒn əkˈsep.təns/

Definitions of non-acceptance word

noun non-acceptance the act of taking or receiving something offered. 1
noun non-acceptance favorable reception; approval; favor. 1
noun non-acceptance the act of assenting or believing: acceptance of a theory. 1
noun non-acceptance the fact or state of being accepted or acceptable. 1
noun non-acceptance acceptation (def 1). 1
noun non-acceptance Commerce. an engagement to pay an order, draft, or bill of exchange when it becomes due, as by the person on whom it is drawn. an order, draft, etc., that a person or bank has accepted as calling for payment and has thus promised to pay. 1

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1565-75; accept + -ance

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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