Associations to the word «Acknowledgement»

Wiktionary

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. (British) The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. (British) The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. (British) An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. (British) An expression of gratitude.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. (British) A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. (British) (telecommunications) (computing) (networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. (British) (legal) The act of a man admitting a child as his own.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. (British) (legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

Dictionary definition

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. 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".
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, noun. 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".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke