Definition of Acknowledgment

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acknowledgment
n. act of recognizing or admitting; certification; recognition of a gift, expression of thanks

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Acknowledgment Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Acknowledgment
(n.)
The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks.
  
(n.)
The act of owning or recognized in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  
(n.)
The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  
(n.)
Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc.
  
(n.)
A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration.
  

WordNet 2.0
acknowledgment

Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) recognition, acknowledgement
(hypernym) acceptance
(attribute) acknowledged
(derivation) admit, acknowledge
2. 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"
(synonym) citation, credit, reference, mention, quotation
(hypernym) note, annotation, notation
(hyponym) photo credit
(derivation) notice, acknowledge
3. 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"
(synonym) acknowledgement
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) credits
(derivation) notice, acknowledge

hEnglish - advanced version
acknowledgment

acknowledgment
\ac*knowl"edg*ment\ (-ment), n.
1. the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. "an acknowledgment of fault."
2. the act of owning or recognized in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness. immediately upon the acknowledgment of the christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by philip.
3. the owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks.
4. something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc.
5. a declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration.
acknowledgment
money, in some parts of england, a sum paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords.


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acknowledgment
Recognition


Acknowledgment Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Internetworking Terms
acknowledgment
A type of message sent to indicate that a block of data arrived at its destination without error. See also: Negative Acknowledgement. [Source: NNSC]


Acknowledgment Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgment (also spelled acknowledgement) can refer to:
  • Acknowledgment (creative arts) (and scientific literature and writing), a statement of gratitude for assistance in producing a work
  • Acknowledgment (law), a declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity
  • Acknowledgment (electronic tax filing), an official electronic notice from the IRS or a state tax authority indicating whether or not the e-file was accepted and considered “filed” or rejected and considered “not filed.”
  • Acknowledgment (social), a written thank you note expressing gratitude for gifts, assistance, or expressions of sympathy

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