acknowledgment

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• acknowledgement

[edit] Etymology

acknowledge +‎ -ment

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

acknowledgment (plural acknowledgments)

1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

   • An acknowledgment of fault - James Anthony Froude

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. - Hooker (Richard, ?)

3. The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks - Shakespeare
4. Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc. - Tobias 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.

[edit] Synonyms

confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance.

[edit] Derived terms

• 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 (Herbert, ?)

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[edit] References

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