accept proposal

  • 1proposal — pro‧pos‧al [prəˈpəʊzl ǁ ˈpoʊ ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a plan or idea which is suggested formally to an official person, or when this is done: • The President is facing a battle to get Congress to accept his budget proposals. • I made a …

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  • 2Accept — Ac*cept ([a^]k*s[e^]pt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accepting}.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.] [1913 Webster] 1. To receive with a consenting mind (something… …

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  • 3proposal — An offer to creditors to settle one s debts under other than the existing terms (Ontario Bankruptcy Dictionary) Under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act there are two types of proposals that can be made. A proposal filed under Division I, which is …

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  • 4proposal — n. 1) to make, present, put forth, put forward a proposal 2) to accept, adopt a proposal 3) to consider, entertain; receive a proposal 4) to kill (colloq.), reject, turn down a proposal 5) a concrete proposal 6) a proposal falls through 7) a… …

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  • 5accept */*/*/ — UK [əkˈsept] / US verb Word forms accept : present tense I/you/we/they accept he/she/it accepts present participle accepting past tense accepted past participle accepted Get it right: accept: Don t confuse agree and accept. When you want to say… …

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  • 6proposal — noun 1 plan ADJECTIVE ▪ concrete ▪ detailed ▪ draft ▪ Under the draft proposals, the Commission will be significantly strengthened. ▪ controversial …

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  • 7accept — v. 1) to accept blindly; fully; readily 2) (D; tr.) to accept as (they accepted us as their equals) 3) (formal) (BE) (L) I accept that the proposal may be defeated * * * [ək sept] fully readily (formal) (BE) (L) I accept that the proposal may be… …

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  • 8accept — [[t]ækse̱pt[/t]] ♦ accepts, accepting, accepted 1) VERB If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it. [V n] Eventually Stella persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage... [V n] Your old clothes will …

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  • 9accept — /ak sept /, v.t. 1. to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal. 2. to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology. 3. to respond or answer… …

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  • 10accept — ac|cept [ ək sept ] verb *** ▸ 1 take something offered ▸ 2 agree to a suggestion ▸ 3 believe something is true/right ▸ 4 recognize a bad situation ▸ 5 let someone join/be part of something ▸ 6 consider good enough ▸ 7 take a form of payment 1. ) …

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