acknowledgment

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Alternative forms

• acknowledgement

Etymology

acknowledge +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

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Noun

acknowledgment (plural acknowledgments)

1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
2. The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
3. An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
4. An owning with gratitude of a benefit or an obligation (as in "acknowledgment" of a favor).
5. A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood, as a wedding invitation's acknowledgment.
6. (Telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.

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7. An owning as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form (as in "acknowledgment of a deed").
8. (law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

Synonyms

• (act of acknowledging): confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK

Translations

act of acknowledging

• Bengali: স্বীকৃতি (bn)
• Dutch: erkenning (nl)
• Estonian: vastuvõtukinnitus (et)
• Finnish: kuittaus (fi), myöntäminen (fi), tunnustaminen (fi)
• French: aveu (fr) m, confession (fr) f, reconnaissance (fr) f
• German: Quittung (de)
• Interlingua: admission, recognoscimento

• Italian: riconoscimento (it)
• Japanese: 承認 (shōnin); 承知 (shōchi)
• Portuguese: reconhecimento (pt)
• Spanish: reconocimiento (es)
• Volapük: dasev

External links

• acknowledgment at OneLook Dictionary Search
• acknowledgment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913