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Meaning of 'acknowledgment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Acknowledgment [ n.]
- The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
- The act of owning or recognized in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
- The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks.
- Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc.
- 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.

Meaning of 'acknowledgment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . acknowledgment [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a statement acknowledging something or someone
Example in sentence:
  • she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment;
  • the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her
Meaning (2):
- the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Example in sentence:
  • she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own;
  • the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
Meaning (3):
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Example in sentence:
  • the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book;
  • the article includes mention of similar clinical cases;
  • the student's essay failed to list several important citations

Nearby Words:

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