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acceptability

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ac·cept·a·ble  (k-spt-bl)
adj.
1. Worthy of being accepted.
2. Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory.

ac·cepta·bili·ty, ac·cepta·ble·ness n.
ac·cepta·bly adv.

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. See also adequacy; feasibility.
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Noun1.acceptability - satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standardsacceptability - satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
satisfactoriness - the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement
admissibility - acceptability by virtue of being admissible
palatability, palatableness - acceptability to the mind or feelings; "the pursuit of electoral palatability"
unacceptability, unacceptableness - unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards

acceptability
Translations
acceptability [əkˌseptəˈbɪlətɪ] Naceptabilidad f
acceptability [əkˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti] nadmissibilité f
social acceptability → acceptation sociale
acceptability
nAnnehmbarkeit f, → Akzeptierbarkeit f; (of behaviour)Zulässigkeit f; social acceptability (of person)gesellschaftliche Akzeptabilität; (of behaviour)gesellschaftliche Zulässigkeit


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So there was no explaining this sudden acceptability of his wares.
But Miss Mills, mistrusting the acceptability of her presence to the higher powers, had not yet gone; and we were all benighted in the Desert of Sahara.
 
 
 
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