ACCEPTANCE
INTERJECTION/PHRASES
► FAIR DO! ► FAIR DOS! ► FAIR DUES! general statement of acceptance, agreement → M19 Aust.
► FAIR ENOUGH! a general statement of acceptance, agreement → 1926 UK sl.
► FAIR SHAKES! a general statement of acceptance, agreement → M19 Aust.
► IF YOU SAY SO used for indicating acceptance of what has been said → 1956 UK sl.
► IT JUST ISN’T YOUR DAY used for expressing a rueful, philosophical acceptance of a day when everything seems to go wrong → 1984 UK sl.
► WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT an expression of acceptance, I agree, you’re right → 1980 US students’ sl.
NOUNS
► ACCEPTATION acceptance; the act of taking, or receiving, what is offered, whether by way of favour, satisfaction, or duty → 1426 obs.
► ACCEPTION the act of accepting; the receiving or taking of anything presented; acceptance, reception → 1483 obs.
► ACCESSION acceptance of an agreement or treaty → 1617
► ADMITTANCE acceptance, sanction; the act of admitting as valid or satisfactory → 1598 obs.
► SANCTION acceptance or approval, as of a decision, procedure, or course of action → 1720
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