Word

acknowledgement, n.
(acknowledgements)

a statement acknowledging something or someone
<noun.communication>

acknowledgement acknowledgment

sample sentences

"she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"
"the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acknowledge acknowledge acknowledge

semantic pointers

hyponym

credits receipt farewell, word of farewell greeting, salutation aloha, ciao handshaking, handclasp, handshake, shake apology mea culpa condolence, commiseration declination, regrets admission thanks

hypernym

message, content, subject matter, substance

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

acknowledgement acknowledgment recognition

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acknowledge acknowledge

semantic pointers

attribute

acknowledged unacknowledged

hypernym

acceptance