Noun
1. 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"2. 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"3. 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"