acknowledgment

(also acknowledgement) /ɪkˈnɑl·ɪdʒ·mənt/, /æk-/ n [C/U]

Definition

› 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).

(Definition of acknowledgment n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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