acknowledgmentnoun
also acknowledgement uk/əkˈnɒl.ɪdʒ.mənt/us/əkˈnɑː.lɪdʒ.mənt/[ C or U ] the fact of accepting that something is true or right:
All I want is some acknowledgment that his behaviour is unreasonable.
something given to thank someone for what they have done:
We sent her a copy of the book in acknowledgment of her part in its creation.
a letter or email to say that something has been received:
I applied for four jobs, but I've only had one acknowledgment so far.
acknowledgments also acknowledgements [ plural ]
a short text at the beginning or end of a book where the writer names people or other works that have helped in writing the book
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Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- settlement
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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