reject

reject
noun /'ri:dʒekt/, adjective
(something) which has been thrown out because it is not of the usual standard
sale of rejects or of reject items
to sell off reject stock
verb /rɪ'dʒekt/
to refuse to accept something, or to say that something is not satisfactory
The union rejected the management’s proposals.
the company rejected the takeover bid the directors recommended that the shareholders should not accept the bid

Dictionary of banking and finance. 2015.

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  • reject — re·ject /ri jekt/ vt: to refuse to accept, acknowledge, or grant compare revoke Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reject …   Law dictionary

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  • reject — [ri jekt′; ] for n. [ rē′jekt] vt. [LME rejecten < L rejectus, pp. of reicere, rejicere, to throw or fling back < re , back + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. to refuse to take, agree to, accede to, use, believe, etc. 2. to discard or throw… …   English World dictionary

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  • reject — I UK [rɪˈdʒekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms reject : present tense I/you/we/they reject he/she/it rejects present participle rejecting past tense rejected past participle rejected *** 1) a) to not agree to an offer, proposal, or request It… …   English dictionary

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