Found 2 items, similar to Acknowledgment.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: acknowledgment acknowledgment n 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, acknowledgement] 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” [syn: citation, credit, reference, mention, quotation] 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” [syn: acknowledgement]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Acknowledgment Acknowledgment \Ac*knowl"edg*ment\, Acknowledgement \Ac*knowl"edge*ment\ ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]j*ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. “An acknowledgment of fault.” --Froude. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance. [1913 Webster]