acceptable

[US]/əkˈseptəbl/
[UK]/əkˈseptəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. satisfactory; meeting requirements; able to be accepted

Phrases & Collocations

within acceptable limits

an acceptable compromise

barely acceptable

socially acceptable behavior

economically acceptable solution

acceptable level

acceptable quality

acceptable performance

acceptable risk

Example Sentences

an acceptable substitute for champagne.

an idea that is acceptable in principle.

socially acceptable behaviour

the electoral arrangements must be acceptable to the people.

The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.

Yogurt is a perfectly acceptable substitute for cream in cooking.

it is important that policy be anchored to some acceptable theoretical basis.

inflation has levelled out at an acceptable rate.

it is not acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age.

It may limit the amount of sparkover to an acceptable rate.

The use of the split infinitive is now generally acceptable.

The soil contains 30 times the acceptable level of radioactivity.

pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable level.

couldn't be bulldozed into hiring a less than acceptable candidate for the job.

he has overstepped the bounds of acceptable discipline.

This is the botten line, Ms. Crofter. Is that going to be acceptable?

The employers and the union leaders have agreed an acceptable formula for wages.

Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors?

Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.

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