Definition of Acknowledgment

Noun: acknowledgment  ak'nó-lij-munt or ik'nó-lij-munt

1. The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
   "the partners were delighted with the acknowledgment of their work";
   - recognition, acknowledgement
    
2. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
   "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book";
   - citation, cite, credit, reference, mention, quotation
    
3. A statement acknowledging something or someone
   "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment";
   - acknowledgement

See also:
acknowledging
acknowledgments