acceptance sampling

noun [U]

Definition

› PRODUCTION a way of testing the quality of a group of things by examining a sample (= a small number of them) in order to decide whether to accept the whole group: Acceptance sampling is used to monitor the quality of incoming materials.

(Definition of acceptance sampling noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

+ Free Dictionary Toolbar for Browsers
+ Add Dictionary Search to iGoogle and your website

+ Become a fan on Facebook
+ Follow us on Twitter!

Browse the Thesaurus

Business
Clothes
Education
Finance
Light and colour
Personal care

Our dictionaries

British English
American English
Business English
Learner's Dictionary
Essential British English
Essential American English
English-Spanish
Español-inglés
English-Turkish

Browse the Dictionary

acceleration noun
accelerator noun
accept verb
acceptance bonus noun
acceptance noun
acceptance sampling noun
acceptance trial noun
accepting house noun
acceptor noun
access control noun
access noun

Word of the Day

hold water

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

Word of the Day ►

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More ►

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.