ac·knowl·edg·ment

or ac·knowl·edge·ment (ăk-nŏl′ĭj-mənt)

1. The act of admitting the existence or truth of something: acknowledgment that the service was poor.

a. Recognition or notice: peace based on acknowledgment of a nation's sovereignty.

b. An expression of thanks or appreciation: included acknowledgments of people who helped in making the book.

3. An answer or response in return for something: sent an acknowledgment of receipt of the letter.

4. Law The formal avowal of an act before a legally empowered officer, such as a judge or notary public, to ensure that the act will be legally recognized.

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acknowledgment

(əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt) or

acknowledgement

1. the act of acknowledging or state of being acknowledged

2. something done or given as an expression of thanks, as a reply to a message, etc

3. (Journalism & Publishing) (plural) an author's statement acknowledging his use of the works of other authors, usually printed at the front of a book

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ac•knowl•edg•ment

(ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ mənt)

n.

1. an act of acknowledging.

2. recognition of the existence, truth, authority, or validity of something.

3. an expression of appreciation.

4. a thing done or given in appreciation or gratitude.

5. a thing done or given to confirm receipt of something.

6. acknowledgments, an author's statement expressing thanks to those who have assisted in the preparation of a book or article.

a. a declaration before an official that one has executed a particular legal document.

b. an official certificate of this.

Also, esp. Brit.,ac•knowl′edge•ment.

[1585–95]

acknowledgment

A message from the addressee informing the originator that his or her communication has been received and is understood.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	acknowledgment - the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own" acknowledgement, recognition acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
	2.	acknowledgment - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" cite, quotation, reference, mention, citation, credit annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
	3.	acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" acknowledgement credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) receipt - an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) aloha, ciao - an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake - grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) apology - an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess" mea culpa - an acknowledgment of your error or guilt condolence, commiseration - an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" regrets, declination - a polite refusal of an invitation admission - an acknowledgment of the truth of something thanks - an acknowledgment of appreciation