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acceptance date

The acceptance date is the date on which a contract, offer, or other document is formally accepted or approved.

In plain English

It identifies the specific day when a document receives official agreement or approval. The term applies to a contract, an offer, or another document, and points to formal acceptance itself.

In context

Here, it reports the recorded date when the deliverable was formally approved.

Situation
Tracking obligations, deliverables, milestones, notices, and deadlines
What it communicates
labels the recorded date of deliverable approval.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not state who gave the approval or any other date connected with the document.

Examples

“Although the offer was sent on Monday, its acceptance date was Thursday, when it was formally approved.”

Core meaning

“The team recorded 12 May as the acceptance date for the revised drawing.”

In context