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acknowledgment — ac·knowl·edg·ment also ac·knowl·edge·ment n 1 a: the act of acknowledging b: the act of admitting paternity compare filiation 2: a thing done or given in recognition of something received an acknowledgment came … Law dictionary
Acknowledgment — (also spelled acknowledgement) can refer to:*Acknowledgment (creative arts) (and scientific literature and writing), a statement of gratitude for assistance in producing a work **Acknowledgment index, an experimental method for analyzing the… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acknowledgment — UK [əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt] / US [əkˈnɑlɪdʒmənt] or acknowledgement UK / US noun Word forms acknowledgment : singular acknowledgment plural acknowledgments Word forms acknowledgement : singular acknowledgement plural acknowledgements 1)… … English dictionary
acknowledgment — [n1] act of recognizing authority or truth of something acceptance, accession, acquiescence, admission, admitting, affirmation, allowance, allowing, assent, assertion, asservation, avowal, compliance, conceding, concession, concurrence,… … New thesaurus
acknowledgment — (n.) alternative form of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (Cf. acknowledgement). OED deems it a spelling more in accordance with Eng. values of letters … Etymology dictionary
acknowledgment — or acknowledgement [ak näl′ij mənt, ək näl′ijmənt] n. 1. an acknowledging or being acknowledged; admission; avowal 2. something done or given in acknowledging, as an expression of thanks 3. recognition of the authority or claims of 4. a legal… … English World dictionary
acknowledgment — n. 1) to make an acknowledgment of 2) a frank; grateful; public acknowledgment 3) in acknowledgment of * * * [ək nɒlɪdʒmənt] grateful public acknowledgment a frank in acknowledgment of to make an acknowledgment of … Combinatory dictionary
acknowledgment — noun 1) acknowledgment of the need to take new initiatives Syn: acceptance, recognition, admission, concession, confession 2) a smile of acknowledgment Syn: greeting, welcome, salutation 3) she left without a word of acknow … Thesaurus of popular words
acknowledgment — To acknowledge is to admit, affirm, declare, testify, avow, confess, or own as genuine. Favello v. Bank of America Nat. Trust & Savings Ass n, 24 Cal.App.2d 342, 74 P.2d 1057, 1058. Admission or affirmation of obligation or responsibility.… … Black's law dictionary
acknowledgment — To acknowledge is to admit, affirm, declare, testify, avow, confess, or own as genuine. Favello v. Bank of America Nat. Trust & Savings Ass n, 24 Cal.App.2d 342, 74 P.2d 1057, 1058. Admission or affirmation of obligation or responsibility.… … Black's law dictionary
