acknowledgment B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ UK /əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #43373 Meanings 1 noun The act of admitting or accepting that something is true or real. Her nod was an acknowledgment that I was right. 2 noun An expression of thanks for help or a favor. He received no acknowledgment for all his hard work. 3 noun A short note thanking someone or naming a source of information in a book or paper. The author thanked her editor in the acknowledgments. 4 noun A message confirming that something has been received. I sent an acknowledgment of the wedding invitation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of admitting or... admissionavowalconcessionrecognition Word family Forms acknowledgments Derived forms nonacknowledgmentunacknowledgment Etymology AI details From acknowledge + -ment. Topics Describing Qualities Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # acknowledgment **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ **IPA (UK):** /əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 43373 ## Meanings 1. The act of admitting or accepting that something is true or real. 2. An expression of thanks for help or a favor. 3. A short note thanking someone or naming a source of information in a book or paper. 4. A message confirming that something has been received. ## Examples - Her nod was an acknowledgment that I was right. - He received no acknowledgment for all his hard work. - The author thanked her editor in the acknowledgments. - I sent an acknowledgment of the wedding invitation. ## Derived Forms - nonacknowledgment - unacknowledgment ## Etymology From acknowledge + -ment. ## AI Etymology Acknowledgment is from acknowledge plus -ment. The suffix -ment makes a noun of action, result, or state from acknowledge, matching uses in which the word names an act, process, outcome, or condition. In use as a noun, acknowledgment denotes the act of admitting or accepting that something is true or real, an expression of thanks for help or a favor, and a short note thanking someone or naming a source of information in a book or paper. The same word family continues in derived forms such as nonacknowledgment and unacknowledgment. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Actions & Processes markdown