acknowledgement

ac·knowl·edg·ment or ac·knowl·edge·ment  (k-nlj-mnt)

n.

1. The act of admitting or owning to something.

2. Recognition of another's existence, validity, authority, or right.

3. An answer or response in return for something done.

4. An expression of thanks or a token of appreciation.

5. A formal declaration made to authoritative witnesses to ensure legal validity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acknowledgement - 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" acknowledgment, recognition acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
	2.	acknowledgement - 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" acknowledgment 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

Translations

acknowledgement [əkˈnɔlɪdʒmənt] n → acuse m de recibo; reconocimiento;

acknowledgements (in book) → agradecimientos mpl

acknowledgement [əkˈnɔlɪdʒmənt] acknowledge n [of letter] → accusé m de réception;

acknowledgements (in book) → remerciements mpl

acknowledgement [əkˈnɔlɪdʒmənt] acknowledge n → Empfangsbestätigung f;

acknowledgements npl (in book) → Danksagung f

acknowledgement [əkˈnɔlɪdʒmənt] n → riconoscimento; [of letter] → conferma;

acknowledgements (in book) → ringraziamenti mpl