verb phrase · formal

accept terms and conditions

UK/əkˈsɛpt tɜːmz ənd kənˈdɪʃ.ənz/US/ækˈsɛpt tɜrmz ənd kənˈˈdɪʃənz/a·CCEPT TERMS and con·DI·tions

Band 5-6speakingtask2

to agree to the rules or legal terms presented when signing up for a service

Examples

“You cannot create an account until you accept the terms and conditions.”

“Most people accept the terms and conditions without reading them carefully.”

“The company updates its terms and conditions every year.”

Band 8 sentence

“Users should read and understand the privacy implications before they accept terms and conditions.”

Collocations

  • accept terms and conditions

Word family

terms and conditions nounaccept verb

Common mistakes

agree terms and conditions→agree to the terms and conditions / accept the terms and conditions

accept the conditions and terms→accept terms and conditions

Say it for a higher band

5agree terms and conditions→6agree to the terms→7+accept terms and conditions

Synonyms

agree to the terms

Easily confused

agree to the terms

“Before installing the app, I had to agree to the terms.”

Related words

data breachdata protection lawsonline privacyintellectual property rightsdigital literacy skillsend-to-end encryptionsend an emailback up data

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