 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acknowledgement
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" [syn: {recognition}, {acknowledgment}]
2: 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" [syn: {acknowledgment}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acknowledgment \Ac*knowl"edg*ment\, Acknowledgement
\Ac*knowl"edge*ment\ ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]j*ment), noun
1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning;
confession. ''An acknowledgment of fault.'' --Froude.
2. The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character
or relationship; recognition as regards the existence,
authority, truth, or genuineness; a statement
acknowledging something or someone.
[1913 Webster +WordNet 1.5]
Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian
faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip. --Hooker.
3. The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition;
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;
an expression of thanks. --Shak.
Syn: recognition
[1913 Webster +WordNet 1.5]
4. Something given or done in return for a favor, message,
etc. --Smollett.
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. --Cowell.
Syn: Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal;
recognizance.
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