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1
the
act
of
legally
taking a
child
to be
taken
care of as your own:
Examples:
put someone up for
adoption
She was
homeless
and had to put her
child
up for
adoption
(= ask for the
child
to be
taken
by someone else as their own).
The last
ten
years have seen a
dramatic
fall
in the
number
of adoptions.
2
accepting
or
starting
to use something new:
Examples:
Several
suggestions
have been
offered
for
adoption
by the
panel
.
3
choosing
or taking something as your own:
Examples:
England
was Conrad's
country
of
adoption
(= the
country
where he had
chosen
to live).
The
adoption
of a woman
candidate
was seen as
controversial
.
4
the
act
of taking another person's
child
legally
into your family to
raise
as your own
child
:
Examples:
[
C
] The
agency
handles
about a
hundred
adoptions a year.
5
the
act
of
accepting
or
beginning
to use something:
Examples:
The
adoption
of a different
insurance
company
caused
a lot of
confusion
.
6
the
process
of
starting
to use a new
method
,
system
,
law
, etc.:
Examples:
The
adoption
of
tougher
credit
standards
by
mortgage
lenders
is making it hard for borrowers to
qualify
for new
loans
.
7
the
process
of
starting
to use a new
product
or
service
:
Examples:
Mass
adoption
of broadband and
social
networking
have made
finding
customers
easier
.
Misunderstanding
of how these
health
plans
work is
preventing
widespread
adoption
.
There has been a
huge
adoption
rate
for self-service check-in in the
airline
industry
.
internet
/e-commerce/
technology
adoption
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