rejectre·ject1 /rɪˈdʒekt/ verb [transitiveT]1to refuse to accept a request, suggestion, or offerThe Commerce Departmentrejected applications for 39 export licenses.
Theproposals wererejected by a large majority.
2HUMAN RESOURCESto refuse to accept someone for a job, course of study etcHe was rejected for the job because of his age.
3COMMERCEto throw away or refuse to accept something that has been made because its quality is not good enoughA buyer may reject goods which do not conform to the sample.
—rejection noun [countableC, uncountableU]The miners reversed their earlier rejection of the company’s proposals.
After the job interview, the company sent her arejection letter wishing her luck in her search for work.