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- DictionaryAc·knowl·edg·ment/əkˈnäləjm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. acceptance of the truth or existence of something: "there was no acknowledgment of the family's trauma"
- 2. an author's or publisher's statement of indebtedness to others, typically one printed at the beginning of a book: "the reproduction on page 50 wasn't mentioned in the acknowledgements"
1. a. : the act of acknowledging something or someone. acknowledgment of a mistake. b. : recognition or favorable notice of an act or achievement. received acknowledgment for his charitable works. 2. : a thing done or given in recognition of something received.
the act or fact of accepting the truth or recognizing the existence of something: [ C ] Her resignation was an acknowledgment of defeat. [ C ] I applied for a grant and just received an acknowledgment (= letter saying that my letter was received).
The meaning of ACKNOWLEDGE is to recognize the rights, authority, or status of. How to use acknowledge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Acknowledge.
noun. the act of acknowledging or state of being acknowledged. something done or given as an expression of thanks, as a reply to a message, etc. plural an author's statement acknowledging his use of the works of other authors, usually printed at the front of a book.
a letter or email to say that you have received something that someone sent to you: I applied for five jobs, but only got three acknowledgements. See also. functional acknowledgement. (Definition of acknowledgement from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. (also acknowledgement) /əkˈnɑlɪdʒmənt/. [singular, uncountable] an act of accepting that something exists or is true, or that something is there This report is an acknowledgment of the size of the problem. She gave me a smile of acknowledgment (= showed that she had seen and recognized me).
When you recognize or admit the truth of something, you make an acknowledgment. Your grumpy friend who never gets enough sleep? He needs to make an acknowledgment of what his late nights are doing to his mood. Other kinds of acknowledgments give credit where it's due.
