Main Entry:

ac·knowl·edg·ment

Variant(s):

or ac·knowl·edge·ment \ik-ˈnä-lij-mənt, ak-\

Function:

noun

Date:

1594

1 a: the act of acknowledging b: recognition or favorable notice of an act or achievement2: a thing done or given in recognition of something received3: a declaration or avowal of one's act or of a fact to give it legal validity