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Definition of Acceptability

1. Noun. Satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards.

Definition of Acceptability

1. n. The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

Definition of Acceptability

1. Noun. The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. ¹

2. Noun. (context: military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms) ¹

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Definition of Acceptability

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Acceptability

Literary usage of Acceptability

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"Factors That Influence Tobacco acceptability and Availability Factors that increase ... acceptability and availability are affected, in part, by the tobacco ..."

2. Credits and Collections by Richard Prentice Ettinger, David Edwin Golieb (1917)
"It is sufficient to note that credit instruments of unlimited acceptability serve in the country of issue as a substitute for money. ..."

3. Money by Francis Amasa Walker (1878)
"And first, it may be said, the one condition which is absolutely essential, is general acceptability.1 Specific material qualities may be noted, ..."

4. General Science Instruction in the Grades: Pt. I, A Quantitative Analysis of by Hanor A. Webb (1921)
"Derivation of the formula t*p TP where = acceptability Factor, ... The acceptability of a topic included in t texts compared with that of a topic found in T ..."

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