单词 | acceptee |
释义 | accepteen. 1. A person who accepts or agrees to something; a recipient; spec. (in early use) = acceptor n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > acceptance > one who accepts accepter?a1425 acceptor1504 acceptant1598 acceptee1804 taker1808 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > a promissory note or bill of exchange > holder of > one who guarantees or signs acceptor1622 accepter1671 endorser1682 acceptee1804 1804 J. Oakes Diary 25 July (1991) II. 56 Met Hugman, drawer of the Bill for £372 15 6, Sparkes Drawee and acceptee. 1874 Bankers' Mag. Apr. 294 On the bankruptcy of both drawer and acceptee, both estates being liable to the holders, a question arose between the assignees. 1942 Billboard 9 May 31/3 Response..to participation in the Army and Navy War Relief Fund drive has been gratifying... Advertising matter showing participation in the plan is being forwarded to all acceptees. 1982 Los Angeles Times 29 Apr. vi. 1/4 The acceptees will have—always in inverse proportion to the majesty of the award—a few dozen thanks to give. 2. A person who is accepted; a person who gets acceptance. ΚΠ 1895 Overland Monthly Mar. 249/1 ‘I accepted the Judge yesterday afternoon when we were out sleighing, and I accepted Bud last evening.’... ‘Will there be any more acceptees?’ 1966 F. M. Carp Future for Aged 84 The proportion of acceptees to non-acceptees was practically identical for men and women applicants. 1972 Afr. Stud. Rev. 15 484 Some districts seek to expand places in primary schools even with formally unqualified teachers, hoping thereby to assure a larger group of lucky acceptees into secondary schools. 2005 H. Cloud & J. Townsend Rescue your Love Life iv. 113 Acceptance is based on the acceptor's love and the acceptee's need. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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