acknowledgment

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

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... admission avowal concession recognition

Word family

Forms acknowledgments

Derived forms nonacknowledgmentunacknowledgment

Etymology

From acknowledge + -ment.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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