acknowledgment

English

Alternative forms

acknowledgement (most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US)

Etymology

acknowledge +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /əkˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/, /əɡˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/, /əɡˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
Hyphenation: ac‧know‧ledg‧ment
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

acknowledgment (countable and uncountable, plural acknowledgments)

The act of acknowledging
Synonym: admission.
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
the acknowledgment of a favor
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
the acknowledgment of a wedding invitation
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
- 1871, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, p. 41:
  This is conveniently done by means of a written instrument, called a bill of exchange, which is, in fact, a transferable order by a creditor upon his debtor, and when accepted by the debtor, that is, authenticated by his signature, becomes an acknowledgment of debt.
acknowledgment of a deed
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

Synonyms

(act of acknowledging): confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK

Translations

act of acknowledging

Bengali: স্বীকৃতি (bn) (sẇīkŕti)
Bulgarian: признание (bg) (priznanie), потвърждение (bg) (potvǎrždenie)
Catalan: reconeixement (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 承認／承认 (zh) (chéngrèn)
Corsican: riconoscimentu m, ricunoscimentu m
Czech: uznání n, přiznání (cs) n
Dutch: erkenning (nl), bekentenis (nl) f
Esperanto: agnosko, kvitanco
Estonian: vastuvõtukinnitus
Finnish: kuittaus (fi), myöntäminen (fi), tunnustaminen (fi), tunnustus (fi), hyväksyntä (fi), hyväksyminen (fi), omistaminen (fi)
French: aveu (fr) m, confession (fr) f, reconnaissance (fr) f
German: Anerkennung (de) f, Bestätigung (de) f (confirmation)
Hungarian: elismerés (hu)
Interlingua: admission, recognoscimento
Irish: admháil f
Italian: riconoscimento (it) m
Japanese: 承認 (ja) (しょうにん, shōnin), 承知 (ja) (しょうち, shōchi)
Latin: confessio f
Maori: tūtohunga
Portuguese: reconhecimento (pt) m
Romanian: recunoaștere (ro) f
Russian: призна́ние (ru) n (priznánije), подтвержде́ние (ru) n (podtverždénije) (confirmation)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: призна́ње n
Roman: priznánje (sh) n
Spanish: reconocimiento (es)
Swedish: erkännande (sv)
Volapük: dasev (vo)

act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship

Bulgarian: признание (bg) (priznanie)
Dutch: erkenning (nl) f
Esperanto: agnosko
Finnish: tunnustaminen (fi)
German: Anerkennung (de) f, Anerkenntnis n
Irish: admháil f
Italian: riconoscimento (it) m
Portuguese: reconhecimento (pt) m
Romanian: recunoaștere (ro) f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: препознавање
Roman: prepoznavanje

award

Bulgarian: отличие (bg) (otličie)
Dutch: toekenning (nl) f, erkenning (nl) f
Finnish: tunnustuspalkinto, palkinto (fi), huomionosoitus
French: récompense (fr) f
German: Anerkennung (de) f
Italian: riconoscimento (it) m
Portuguese: reconhecimento (pt) m

expression of thanks

Catalan: agraïment (ca) m
Dutch: erkentelijkheid (nl) f
Finnish: tunnustus (fi), kiitos (fi), omistuskirjoitus (fi)
French: remerciement (fr) m
German: Danksagung f
Italian: riconoscimento (it) m
Japanese: 謝辞 (ja) (shaji)
Maori: whakawhetaitanga
Portuguese: reconhecimento (pt) m
Romanian: recunoștință (ro) f, apreciere (ro) f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: захвалница f, за̏хвала f
Roman: zahvalnica (sh) f, zȁhvala (sh) f

message informing that the originator's communication has been received and understood

Dutch: ontvangstbevestiging f
Esperanto: kvitanco
Finnish: vastaus (fi)
German: Quittung (de) f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: по̏тврда f
Roman: pȍtvrda (sh) f

indication of a successful receipt of a transmission

Dutch: ontvangstbevestiging f, kwitantie (nl) f
Esperanto: kvitanco
Finnish: vastaanottoilmoitus, kuittaus (fi)
German: Quittung (de) f
Hungarian: visszaigazolás
Romanian: chitanță (ro) f, recipisă (ro) f

act of a man admitting a child as his own

Bulgarian: припознаване (pripoznavane)
Dutch: erkenning (nl) f
Finnish: isyyden tunnustaminen
German: Anerkennung (de) f
Italian: riconoscimento (it) m
Japanese: 認知 (ja) (ninchi)
Portuguese: reconhecimento (pt) m
Romanian: recunoaștere (ro) f, adeverire (ro) f

formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure

Bulgarian: потвърждение (bg) (potvǎrždenie)
Dutch: bevestiging (nl) f
Finnish: todistus (fi)
German: Bestätigung (de) f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} admission, ^{(please verify)} recognoscimento
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} reconocimiento (es) m
Volapük: ^{(please verify)} dasev (vo)