acknowledgement

əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt

Definition of acknowledgement - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

gratitude

expression of appreciation or gratitude

She sent a card as an acknowledgement of their support..

appreciation

gratitude

thanks

validation

recognition of the existence or truth of something

His nod was an acknowledgement of her presence.

admission

recognition

receipt confirmation

Rare

letter confirming receipt of something

Rare

I received an acknowledgement for my application.

confirmation

notice

receipt

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Expressions with acknowledgement

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in acknowledgement of

prep.

showing recognition or appreciation for something specific

He received a medal in acknowledgement of his bravery.

land acknowledgement

formal statement recognizing indigenous peoples' original land

The conference began with a land acknowledgement.

Origin of acknowledgement

English, acknowledge (recognize) + ment (action)

Terms with acknowledgement included in their meaning

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stolen

adj.

uncredited

appropriated without giving credit or acknowledgement

ping

communication

message sent requesting acknowledgement

Examples of acknowledgement in a sentence

Her speech included an acknowledgement of her team's efforts.
Her smile was a silent acknowledgement of their friendship.
The company sent an acknowledgement of the order.
He received an acknowledgement for his donation.

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French:remerciement, validation, ...
German:Dankbarkeit, Bestätigung, ...
Italian:ringraziamento, riconoscimento, ...
Spanish:reconocimiento, aceptación, ...
Portuguese:agradecimento, confirmação, ...
Chinese:感谢, 认可, ...
Japanese:感謝, 承認, ...
Arabic:شُكْر, اعْتِراف, ...
Hebrew:הַכָּרַת תּוֹדָה, הַכָּרָה, ...
Russian:благодарность, признание, ...
Ukrainian:подяка, визнання, ...
Hindi:आभार, मान्यता, ...
Bengali:কৃতজ্ঞতা, স্বীকৃতি, ...
Catalan:agraïment, reconeixement, ...
Czech:poděkování, potvrzení, ...
Danish:tak, kvittering, ...
Dutch:waardering, erkenning, ...
Greek:έκφραση ευγνωμοσύνης, αναγνώριση, ...
Hungarian:köszönet, nyugtázás, ...
Khmer:ការថ្លែងអំណរគុណ, ការទទួលស្គាល់, ...
Korean:감사, 인정, ...
Persian:تشکر, تأیید, ...
Polish:podziękowanie, uznanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):agradecimento, confirmação, ...
Romanian:recunoștință, recunoaștere, ...
Swedish:tacksamhet, erkännande, ...
Thai:คำขอบคุณ, การยอมรับ, ...
Turkish:teşekkür, kabul, ...
Vietnamese:lời cảm ơn, sự thừa nhận, ...

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