definition of
acknowledgment

[1] #1 acknowledgment n. [recognition, acknowledgement] the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "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". wn

[2] #2 acknowledgment n. [citation, cite, credit, reference, mention, quotation] a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical. wn

[3] #3 acknowledgment n. [acknowledgement] a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her". wn