Noun: acceptor ak'sep-tu(r) or ik'sep-tu(r)
- The person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
"The bank acted as the acceptor for the international trade transaction"
- (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
"In this reaction, the metal ion acts as the electron acceptor"
Derived forms: acceptors
Type of: chemical compound, compound, drawee
Encyclopedia: Acceptor