reject
verb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈdʒekt/ usto refuse to accept an idea, suggestion, etc.:
The committee will decide whether to accept or reject the offer.
reject a suggestion/proposal/argument
reject a claim/criticism/allegation
reject sth as sth The board rejected the idea as being too risky.
HR, WORKPLACE
to decide not to choose someone for a job or for a place on a course of study, etc.:
We rejected ten candidates in the first round of interviews.
25% of applicants are rejected because of lack of experience.
COMMERCE
to decide that goods cannot be accepted because they are of low quality:
Three shipments of beans were rejected because they had traces of illegal pesticides.
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accept
reject
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈriːdʒekt/ us COMMERCE
something that cannot be accepted because it is of low quality:
a factory reject
Most of the crowd control drugs tested by the US military were rejects from the pharmaceutical industry.