Origin: Latin suffix -ance
Trade acceptance has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance
A negotiable instrument in the course of international trade similar to a Banker's Acceptance (BA) except it is drawn on and accepted by a buyer/importer (as opposed to a bank). May be sold to a bank or investor at a discount becoming a marketable money-market instrument.