Definitions:

1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage noun
   • The acknowledgment in the book's preface made note of all of the people who provided the author research assistance.
2. a statement acknowledging something or someone noun
   • Your acknowledgment meant the world to them.
3. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged noun
   • They received acknowledgment wherever they went.

Synonyms:

• recognition