acknowledgment
/əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ noun B1- The act of acknowledging · .
- The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness. · He just grunted in acknowledgment of my greeting.
- A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
- An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation. · the acknowledgment of a favor
- A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood. · the acknowledgment of a wedding invitation
- A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
- A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form. · acknowledgment of a deed
- The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
Plural acknowledgments
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It was one of the peculiarities of his proud, self-contained nature that, though he docketed any fresh information very quickly and accurately in his brain, he seldom made any acknowledgment to the giver.
She did at last extort from her father an acknowledgment that the horses were engaged; Jane was therefore obliged to go on horseback, and her mother attended her to the door with many cheerful prognostics of a bad day.
Bennet was profuse in her acknowledgments.
The feelings which you tell me have long prevented the acknowledgment of your regard can have little difficulty in overcoming it after this explanation.”
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