acknowledgment

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

Acknowledgment (also spelled acknowledgement) can refer to:Acknowledgment (creative arts) (and scientific literature and writing), a statement of gratitude for assistance in producing a workAcknowledgment index, an experimental method for analyzing the scientific literatureAcknowledgment (law), a declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validityAcknowledgment of serviceAcknowledgment (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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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

(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.
  

Synonyms and related words:
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