Acknowledgement - Definition

n 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" [syn:
recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement]
2: 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" [syn: acknowledgment, acknowledgement]