Acknowledgment

The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

The act of owning or recognized in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.

The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks.

Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc.

A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration.

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 cases"

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"