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  • present participle of accept.
Definitions

accepting

[ak-sep-ting] / ækˈsɛp tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
acceptant
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
forgiving
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Not disclosing such funding would be illegal and accepting this kind of foreign funding would also be illegal.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Postal workers would then check samples from large batches of outgoing ballots against that information before accepting them for delivery.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

And after gladly accepting the 44%-off deal, all I could think about were other customers who had paid the full amount because they might not have known the price was negotiable.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Rahm’s choices will range from accepting equity in LIV and hoping that it can some day turn a profit to collecting what he can while he looks for an off-ramp.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Instead of accepting what the girls at school had said about rootworkers, Susie had asked me directly.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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