Noun

(wikipedia entrée) (en noun)

(chiefly, US, Canada) the main course or main dish of a meal

* {{quote-book

, year=2007 , author=Sue Fox , title=Etiquette for Dummies (published in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) , page=180 , passage=Entree : The main course is normally beef, chicken, duck, or lamb, and you eat these foods with a dinner knife and dinner fork.}}

(chiefly, British, French Canada, Australia, New Zealand, historical, US, Canada) a smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.

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, year=1887 , author=Estelle Woods Wilcox , title=Practical housekeeping: A careful compilation of tried and approved recipes (published in Dayton, Ohio, United States) , page=457 , passage=ENTREES' AND ENTREMETS. Usually, outside of France, '''entrees''' are side or corner dishes. ... In conclusion I again remark, '''entrees''' can be made from almost anything, the difference being, they are highly cooked and seasoned. Remember nothing large is served as an '''entree'''. There are game '''entrees''', meat '''entrees''', fish '''entrees''', fowl ' entrees , etc.}}

The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance

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, year=1796 , author=John Owen , title=Owen's travels into different parts of Europe, in the years 1791 and 1792 , page=307 , passage=It was not by the aid of mules and porters, sedans and sledges, that the hero of Carthage made his entrée into Italy.}}

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, year=2008 , author=Lyn Hamilton , title= The Chinese Alchemist , page=253 , passage=Burton conveniently afforded him entree into the world of art and those who buy it.}}

Noun

(en noun)

The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; especially, favorable reception; approval

the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.

* Isaiah 60:7 :

They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar.

Belief in something; agreement; assent.

State of being accepted.

* Shakespeare: Rape of Lucrece :

Makes it assured of acceptance .

(business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance.

(business, finance) The bill of exchange itself when accepted.

An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.

(legal) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.

(US, government) The act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government assents to ownership by it of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract.

The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.

(Australia, New Zealand, pluralonly) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.