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acknowledgement

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acknowledgementacknowledgement - 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"
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"
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] nacuse 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 nEmpfangsbestätigung f;
acknowledgements npl (in book) → Danksagung f
acknowledgement [əkˈnɔlɪdʒmənt] nriconoscimento; [of letter] → conferma;
acknowledgements (in book) → ringraziamenti mpl


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All day passed a a part of the next before any acknowledgement arrived, and she was beginning to fear she had offended her crochety friend.
Four shallops came off with very little noise alongside the lugger, which, no doubt, in acknowledgement of the compliment, lowered her own shallop into the sea, and the five boats worked so well that by two o'clock in the morning all the cargo was out of The Young Amelia and on terra firma.
Barkis rubbed his cheek with his cuff, and then looked at his cuff as if he expected to find some of the bloom upon it; but made no other acknowledgement of the compliment.
 
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