Definitions of acceptance:

• noun:   the act of taking something that is offered

  Example: "Her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"

• noun:   (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
• noun:   banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
• noun:   the state of being acceptable and accepted

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

• noun:   the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

  Example: "The proposal found wide acceptance"

• noun:   a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
• noun:   the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

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