acknowledgment
Americannoun
-
an act of acknowledging.
-
recognition of the existence or truth of something.
the acknowledgment of a sovereign power.
-
an expression of appreciation.
-
a thing done or given in appreciation or gratitude.
-
Law.
-
a declaration before an official that one has executed a particular legal document.
-
an official certificate of a formal acknowledging.
-
public recognition by a man of an illegitimate child as his own.
-
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
Other Word Forms
- preacknowledgement noun
- preacknowledgment noun
- reacknowledgment noun
- superacknowledgment noun
Etymology
Origin of acknowledgment
First recorded in 1585–95; acknowledge + -ment
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Expert review” appeared at a time when many authors and artists are taking AI companies to court for allegedly violating copyright law by “training” their bots on published work without acknowledgment or payment.
From Los Angeles Times
Making that change would mark the first explicit acknowledgment that the easing cycle may be over.
One of the many things I admire about “Sinners” is its acknowledgment that artists, dreamers and visionaries like Coogler still have to exist within a system they might disagree with, possibly even hate.
From Los Angeles Times
Indigenous tribes whose ancestral home includes Nevada’s high desert have derided “City,” which now includes a land acknowledgment on its website.
Death crosses are more acknowledgments that the trend has extended long enough and/or fallen far enough to be taken seriously, and aren’t necessarily meant to be good market-timing signals.
From MarketWatch
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
