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rejection — re·jec·tion /ri jek shən/ n: the act or an instance of rejecting: as a: a refusal to accept an offer b: a refusal to accept nonconforming goods as performance of a contract ◇ Rejection and revocation are two remedies available to the buyer under… … Law dictionary
rejection — The repudiation by the debtor (or trustee) of a prepetition executory contract. Rejection relieves the estate of any performance obligations leaving the other party to the contract with a prepetition unsecured claim for damages (SA… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Rejection — Re*jec tion (r? j?k sh?n), n. [L. rejectio: cf. F. r[ e]jection.] Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rejection — [n] denial, refusal bounce, brushoff*, cold shoulder*, disallowance, dismissal, elimination, exclusion, hard time*, kick in teeth*, nix*, no dice*, no go*, nothing doing*, no way*, pass*, rebuff, renunciation, repudiation, slap in the face*,… … New thesaurus
rejection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outright, total, wholesale ▪ explicit ▪ deliberate ▪ knee jerk ▪ There is often a … Collocations dictionary
Rejection — The word rejection was first used in 1415. The original meaning was to throw or to throw back .Rejection may mean:* Social rejection, in psychology, an interpersonal situation that occurs when a person or group of people exclude an individual… … Wikipedia
réjection — (ré jè ksion) s. f. Action de rejeter hors de soi. • Les chenilles doivent rejeter la membrane fine.... cette réjection...., BONNET Obs. 5e insectes.. Fig. • Cette réjection des sacrements, BAYLE art. Pellisson, note j.. • Sa communion… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rejection */*/ — UK [rɪˈdʒekʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms rejection : singular rejection plural rejections 1) [countable/uncountable] a refusal to accept, approve, or support something Their rejection of the peace plan raises the threat of a more general war.… … English dictionary
rejection — Refusal by a bank to grant credit, usually because of the applicants financial history, or refusal to accept a security presented to complete a trade, usually because of a lack of proper endorsements or violation of rules of a firm. Bloomberg… … Financial and business terms
Rejection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rejection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rejection rejection repudiation exclusion Sgm: N 1 refusal refusal &c. 764 Sgm: N 1 declination declination PARAG:Rejection >V GRP: V 1 Sgm: V 1 r … English dictionary for students
