Word
accepter
Phoneticsac·cepter
Definition
n. a person who agrees to take something, like a job or a gift. This word is very old and is mostly used in legal or historical documents today.
n. a person who receives or agrees to take something offered. Archaic in modern general usage; primarily found in legal or historical contexts.
Examples
“The accepter of the offer must sign the contract.”
“In the old legal documents, the accepter of the inheritance was required to appear before the court to confirm their choice.”
“The contract specifies that the accepter must provide written notice within thirty days of the offer being made, failing which the agreement becomes null and void.”
Examples
simple
“The accepter of the offer must sign the contract.”
contextual
“In the old legal documents, the accepter of the inheritance was required to appear before the court to confirm their choice.”
complex
“The contract specifies that the accepter must provide written notice within thirty days of the offer being made, failing which the agreement becomes null and void.”
Etymology
From accept + -er; in the sense “respecter,” from Middle French accepteur.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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