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Adjective: acceptable  ik'sep-tu-bul or ak'sep-tu-bul
  1. Worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
    "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"
     
  2. (linguistics) judged to be in conformity with approved usage
    "acceptable English usage"
     
  3. Meeting requirements
    - satisfactory, decent
     
  4. Adequate for the purpose
    "the water was acceptable for drinking"

See also: bankable, fit, good, received, satisfactory, standard, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unobjectionable

Antonym: unacceptable

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