Acknowledgment

Definitions: Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment

Noun

1. The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged.

2. A statement acknowledging something or someone.

Date "acknowledgment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Electrical Engineering	A transmission made by a receiving station to indicate that a message has been satisfactorily received. Source: European Union. (references)
Military	A message from the addressee informing the originator that his or her communication has been received and is understood. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ACU	English	Acknowledgment signal unit	Electrical Engineering
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Acknowledgment

Synonyms: acknowledgement (n), recognition (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Affirmation	Asseveration, adjuration, swearing, oath, affidavit; deposition; (record); avouchment; assurance; protest, protestation; profession; acknowledgment; (assent); legal pledge, pronouncement; solemn averment, solemn avowal, solemn declaration.
Answer	Noun: answer, response, reply, replication, riposte, rejoinder, surrejoinder, rebutter, surrebutter, retort, repartee; rescript, rescription; antiphon, antiphony; acknowledgment; password; echo; counter statement.
Assent	Noun: assent, assentment; acquiescence, admission; nod; accord, concord, concordance; agreement; affirmance, affirmation; recognition, acknowledgment, avowal; confession of faith.
Consent	Noun: consent; assent; acquiescence; approval; compliance, agreement, concession; yieldance, yieldingness; accession, acknowledgment, acceptance, agnition.
Disclosure	Acknowledgment, avowal; confession, confessional; shrift.
Gratitude	Acknowledgment, recognition, thanksgiving, thanksgiving, giving thanks; thankful good will.
Observance	Adhesion, acknowledgment; fidelity; (probity); exact; -observance.
Payment	Acknowledgment, release; receipt, receipt in full, receipt in full of all demands; voucher.
Penitence	Acknowledgment, confession; (disclosure); apology; recantation; penance; resipiscence.
Reward	Indemnity, indemnification; quittance; compensation; reparation, redress, satisfaction; reckoning, acknowledgment, requital, amends, sop; atonement, retribution; consideration, return, quid pro quo.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Title
Books	A Quiet Place Apart: Leader's Guide: Guided Meditations on God's Justice and Compassion: Accountability, Judgment, Acknowledgment, Selfishness (reference) A treatise on the law of deeds : their form, requisites, execution, acknowledgment, registration, construction, and effect (reference) Anger, Acknowledgment, and Acceptance Blatant Honesty (reference) Federal acknowledgment of various Indian groups : hearing before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session on H.R. 3958 ... H.R. 1475 ... H.R. 2349 ... H.R. 5562 ... H.R. 3607 ... (reference) History of the Boers in South Africa; Or, the Wanderings and Wars of the Emigrant Farmers from Their Leaving the Cape Colony to the Acknowledgment of Their Independence by Great Britain. (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
John C. Calhoun	The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority.
Thomas p Kempis	The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	Further issues by way of acknowledgment and security may be required as the Commission subsequently determines from time to time. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	In acknowledgment of his services he had been appointed mayor.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	Stephen raised his hat in acknowledgment.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The first steps to treatment are acknowledgment of the problem and appropriate assessment and diagnosis. (references)
		The growing individual and societal awareness and open acknowledgment of the problem have led to increased interest and resultant explosion of knowledge in each of these areas. (references)
Business		The market access picture for foreign E&T services in Vietnam is markedly different than it was even just a few years ago. The Government has opened virtually all of the sector to foreign investment (even to 100% foreign-invested enterprises) at the same time that there has been official acknowledgment of the need to upgrade post-secondary education and vocational training. (references)
Economic History	Panama	Although it was suspended from the Latin American Economic System--known informally both as the Group of Eight and the Rio Group--in 1988 due to its internal political system under Noriega, Panama was readmitted in September 1994 as an acknowledgment of its present democratic credentials. (references)
	China	The U.S. reiterated the Shanghai Communiqué's acknowledgment of the Chinese position that there is only one China and that Taiwan is a part of China; Beijing acknowledged that the American people would continue to carry on commercial, cultural, and other unofficial contacts with the people of Taiwan. (references)
	Ireland	In a major change of direction, the Government of Ireland (GOI) has signaled that it will seek to attract the participation of non-Irish, including U.S., firms to roll-out the NDP. This change in government policy is an acknowledgment that Irish construction and engineering firms will not be able to meet the objectives of the 2000-2006 NDP. According to Prime Minister Ahern in 2000, "Within two years an awful lot of EU contracts are going to go to foreign companies. (references)
Political Economy	Israel	Over the years, U.S. economic and security assistance has been an acknowledgment of these enduring ties, and a signal of a strong and long-lasting U.S. commitment to Israel. (references)
Travel	Japan	A slight bow in acknowledgment of a Japanese bow is appreciated. (references)
	Netherlands	Prompt acknowledgment of correspondence by airmail or fax is recommended. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	Placed in a situation every way so auspicious, motives of commanding force impel us, with sincere acknowledgment to Heaven and pure love to our country, to unite our efforts to preserve, prolong, and improve our immense advantages.
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	New principles, too, have been interpolated into the law of nations, founded neither in justice nor in the usage or acknowledgment of nations.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	This will be not only a just acknowledgment of the loyalty of the people of the Philippines, but it will help to avoid the economic chaos which otherwise will be their heritage from our common war.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Acknowledgment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Acknowledgment" is used about 96 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	96	33,456

Expressions using "acknowledgment": Acknowledgment money ♦ acknowledgment of receipt ♦ acknowledgment signal unit ♦ acknowledgment switch ♦ in acknowledgment of. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "acknowledgment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		鸣谢 (Acknowledgement). (various references)

Danish		kvittering for modtaget meddelelse (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), kvittering (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), kvittere (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), bekraeftelse (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge). (various references)

Dutch		ontvangstbevestiging (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), kwitering (acknowledge, acknowledgement, compelled signalling, handshaking, receipt, receive acknowledge), bevestiging (acknowledge, acknowledgement, advice, affirmation, assent, confirmation, confirmed reservation, fastener, palm, receipt, receive acknowledge, stowing). (various references)

Finnish		vahvistus (acknowledge, acknowledgement, amplification, brace, confirmation, gain, receipt, receive acknowledge, reinforcement, sanction, strengthening), kuittaus (acknowledge, acknowledgement, acquittance, discharge, payment, receipt, receipt notification, receive acknowledge). (various references)

French		aperçu, ACK (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receive acknowledge), accusé de réception (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receive acknowledge). (various references)

German		Anerkennung (acceptance, acclaim, acclamation, acknowledgement, appreciation, approval, kudos, official approval, praise, recognition, respect). (various references)

Greek		επιβεβαιωτικό (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), επιβεβαίωση λήψης (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), επιβεβαίωση λήψεως (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), αναφορά λήψης (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge). (various references)

Hebrew		אשור (affirmation, approbation, approval, authentication, authorization, certificate, charter, confirmation, corroboration, endorsement, o.k., ratification, sanction), �"ו�"א�" (admission, avowal, confession, consent). (various references)

Hungarian		nyugtázás (acknowledgement, receipt), elismerés (accolade, admission, appreciation, approbation, avowal, honourable mention, probate, recognition, regard, tribute). (various references)

Italian		riconoscimento (acknowledgement, appreciation, approval, avowal, identification, recognition). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		認定 (authorization, certification, recognition), 自認 (admission), 礼状 (letter of thanks), 承知 (acceptance, admitting, agreement, assent, awareness, compliance, consent). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しょうち (acceptance, admitting, agreement, assent, awareness, beauty spot, calling together, compliance, consent, invitation, scenic spot, shallow wisdom, superficial knowledge), に�"てい (authorization, certification, looks, personal appearance, recognition), れいじょう (daughter, letter of thanks, sacred ground, summons, warrant, written order, young lady, young woman, your daughter), じに�" (admission, pretension, resignation, self-appointment). (various references)

Korean		수� 확인 (Acknowledgement). (various references)

Pig Latin		acknowledgmentay

Portuguese		atestado (acknowledgement, affidavit, attest, certificate, docket, testimonial, testimony, verification), agradecimento (acknowledgement, gratitude, thank, thanks), acuso de recepção (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), ACK (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge), reconhecimento (acceptance, acknowledgement, admission, grater, gratters, recognition, reconnaissance, thank), recibo (acknowledgement, acquittance, claim check, discharge, docket, payment, quietus, quitter, receipt), ratificação (acknowledgement, confirmation, high-sounding, passage, ratification), gratidão (acknowledgement, gratefulness, gratitude, thank, thanks), confirmação (acknowledgement, affirmation, confirmation, ratification, referencing, reiteration, statement, testimony, verification), certidão (acknowledgement, affidavit, certificate, receipt, testimonial, voucher). (various references)

Romanian		admitere (acceptance, acknowledgement, admission, admittance, adoption, allowance, enlisting, enlistment, enrolment, entertainment, receiving, reception, recognizance), adeverire (acknowledgement, confirmation), acceptare (acceptance, acceptation, accepting, acknowledgement, assent, protection), recunoştinţã (acknowledgement, gratefulness, gratitude, recognition), recunoaştere (acknowledgement, admission, allowance, avowal, confession, exploration, recognition, recognizance, reconnaissance, resipiscence, scout), recompensã (acknowledgement, award, compensation, consideration, desert, hire, pay, prize, recompense, remuneration, repayment, requital, retribution, reward), rãspuns (acknowledgement, answer, reaction, repartee, replication, reply, respond, respondence, response, retort, script, solution), mulţumiri (acknowledgement, thanks), confirmare (acknowledgement, affirmation, averment, chrism, confirmation, sanction, satisfaction), confesiune (acknowledgement, admission, avowal, communion, confession, denomination, profession), chitanţã (acknowledgement, quittance, receipt, release, schedule, voucher), certificare (acknowledgement, authentication, authentification, certification). (various references)

Russian		признание (acceptance of, acknowledgement, admission, avowal, confession, profession, recognition). (various references)

Spanish		reconocimiento (acknowledgement, admission, appreciation, checkup, delineation, exam, exploration, gratefulness, gratitude, inspection, recce, recognition, recognizance, reconnaissance, scout, survey, thankfulness), acuse de recibo (acknowledge, acknowledgement, receipt, receive acknowledge). (various references)

Swedish		erkännande (acceptance, acknowledgement, admission, avowal). (various references)

Ukranian		визнання (acceptance, acknowledgement, admission, anagnorisis, avouchment, confession, laurels, recognition), вдячність (acknowledgement, gratefulness, gratitude, thank), підтвердження (acknowledgement, affirmation, confirmation, endorsement, indorsement, reaffirmation, reconfirmation, verification, vindication), подяка (acknowledgement, benediction, commendation, gratitude, thank, thanksgiving). (various references)

Vietnamese		vật tạ ơn (acknowledgement), sự thừa nhận vật đền đáp (acknowledgement), sự nhận (acceptance, acknowledgement, avowal, reception), sự công nhận (acknowledgement, allowance, homologation, recognition). (various references)

Welsh		cydnabyddiaeth (acquaintance, recognition). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Old French	900-1400	reconissance. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Colossians Chapter 2, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ina paraklhqwsin ai kardiai autwn sumbibasqentwn en agaph kai eiV panta plouton thV plhroforiaV thV sunesewV eiV epignwsin tou musthriou tou qeou kai patroV kai tou cristou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Ut consolentur corda ipsorum instructi in caritate et in omnes divitias plenitudinis intellectus in agnitionem mysterii Dei Patris Christi Iesu
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	That her hertis ben coumfortid, and thei ben tauyt in charite, in to alle the richessis of the plente of the vndurstondyng, in to the knowyng of mysterie of God, the fadir of Jhesu Crist,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	That their hertes myght be coforted and knet togedder in love and in all ryches of full vnderstondynge for to knowe ye mistery of God ye father and of Christ
Jacobean English	1611	King James	That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of understanding to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Colossians Chapter 2, Verse 2
Bulgarian	и вие имате пълнота в Него, Който е глава на всяко началство и власт.
Cebuano	aron ang ilang kasingkasing mamalig-on sa diha nga matagik kini sa gugma, aron makabaton sila sa tanang kadagaya sa kasaligan nga pagpanabut ug kahibalo mahitungod sa tinago sa Dios, ang tinago nga mao si Cristo,
Chinese	要叫他們的心得安慰、 � 愛心 �' 相聯絡、以致豐豐足足在悟性中有充足的信心、使他們真知　神的奧秘、就是基督．
Croatian	da se ohrabre srca njihova, povezana u ljubavi, te se vinu do svega bogatstva, punine shvaæanja, do spoznanja otajstva Božjega - Krista,
Danish	for at deres Hjerter må opmuntres, idet de sammenknyttes i Kærlighed og til den fuldvisse Indsigts hele Rigdom, til Erkendelse af Guds Hemmelighed, Kristus.
Dutch	Opdat hun harten vertroost mogen worden, en zij samengevoegd zijn in de liefde, en dat tot allen rijkdom der volle verzekerdheid des verstands, tot kennis der verborgenheid van God en den Vader, en van Christus;
Finnish	että heidän sydämensä, yhteenliittyneinä rakkaudessa, saisivat kehoitusta omistamaan täyden ymmärtämyksen koko rikkauden ja pääsisivät tuntemaan Jumalan salaisuuden, Kristuksen,
French	afin qu`ils aient le coeur rempli de consolation, qu`ils soient unis dans la charité, et enrichis d`une pleine intelligence pour connaître le mystère de Dieu, savoir Christ,
German	auf daß ihre Herzen ermahnt und zusammengefaßt werden in der Liebe und zu allem Reichtum des gewissen Verständnisses, zu erkennen das Geheimnis Gottes, des Vaters und Christi,
Haitian Creole	M'ap goumen pou yo ka gen fòs ak kouraj plen kè yo, pou yo fè yonn nan renmen Bondye a, pou yo gen yon bon konprann k'ap ba yo anpil konfyans devan Bondye. Konsa yo menm tou, y'a konnen sekrè travay Bondye a, ki vle di Kris la.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Semuanya ini saya lakukan agar hati mereka menjadi kuat dan mereka saling mengasihi sehingga mereka erat bersatu. Dengan demikian mereka sungguh-sungguh mengerti dan yakin serta mengenal rahasia Allah, yaitu Kristus sendiri.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	supaya hati mereka itu hibur, berhubung bersama-sama di dalam kasih, sampai datang kepada segala kekayaan akal yang mengerti dengan secukupnya, sehingga dapat mengetahui rahasia Allah, yaitu Kristus.
Italian	perché i loro cuori vengano consolati e così, strettamente congiunti nell'amore, essi acquistino in tutta la sua ricchezza la piena intelligenza, e giungano a penetrare nella perfetta conoscenza del mistero di Dio, cioè Cristo,
Korean	이 �" � � 희 로 마 음 에 위 안 을 받 � 사 랑 안 에 서 연 합 하 여 원 만 한 이 해 의 모 �" 부 �" 에 이 르 러 하 나 님 의 비 밀 인 그 리 스 도 를 깨 닫 게 하 � � 함 이 라
Latvian	Lai viòu sirdis tiktu iepriecinâtas mîlestîbas pamâcîbâ un bagâtîgi iegûtu atziòas pilnîbu Dieva Tçva un Jçzus Kristus noslçpumu pazîðanai.
Maori	Kia whakamarietia o ratou ngakau, kia tuhonohonoa i runga i te aroha, kia taea ai nga taonga katoa o te tino whakaunga o te ngakau mahara, kia matau ai ratou ki te mea ngaro a te Atua, ara ki a te Karaiti;
Modern Greek	δια να παρηγορηθωσιν αι καρδιαι αυτων, ενωθεντων ομου εν αγαπη και εις παντα πλουτον της πληροφοριας της συνεσεως, ωστε να γνωρισωσι το μυστηριον του Θεου και � ατρος και του Χριστου,
Norwegian	forat deres hjerter må bli trøstet, så de knyttes sammen i kjærlighet og når frem til hele rikdommen av den fullvisse innsikt, til kunnskap om Guds hemmelighet, det er Kristus,
Portuguese	para que os seus corações sejam animados, estando unidos em amor, e enriquecidos da plenitude do entendimento para o pleno conhecimento do mistério de Deus - Cristo,
Rumanian	pentruca sq li se kmbqrbqteze inimile, sq fie uniyi kn dragoste, wi sq capete toate bogqyiile plinqtqyii de pricepere, ca sq cunoascq taina lui Dumnezeu Tatql, adicq pe Hristos,
Russian	�"Б�'Щ ХФЕЫЙМЙУШ УЕТ�"�"Б ЙИ, УПЕ�"ЙОЕООЩЕ Ч МА�'ЧЙ �"МС ЧУСЛПЗП �'ПЗБФУФЧБ УПЧЕТЫЕООПЗП ТБЪХНЕОЙС, �"МС � ПЪОБОЙС ФБКОЩ вПЗБ Й пФ�"Б Й иТЙУФБ,
Shuar	Ashí shiir Enentáimtikratniun ti takaajai. Núnisan aneniarum chikichik Enentáijiai métekrak wekasatarum tusan wakerajrume. Nu arantcha, Ashí Yusna ti penker nekaarum tuke katsuaruk tusan takaajai. Nujai Kristu ti penker nekaattarme. Tura yaunchu nekaachman Yus Yamái paant awajsaiti. Nuka Krístuiti. Tura Nii nekaatin nekas Shíiraiti.
Spanish	para que unidos en amor, sus corazones sean reanimados hasta lograr toda la riqueza de la plena certidumbre de entendimiento, para conocer el misterio de Dios, es decir, Cristo mismo.
Swahili	Nafanya hivi kusudi mioyo yao ifarijiwe na kuvutwa pamoja katika upendo, ili wajazwe uthabiti mwingi uletwao na elimu ya kweli. Hapo wataijua siri ya Mungu ambayo ni Kristo mwenyewe.
Swedish	Ty jag önskar, att deras hjärtan skola få hugnad, därigenom att de slutas tillsammans i kärlek och komma till en full förståndsvisshets hela rikedom, till en rätt kunskap om Guds hemlighet, vilken är Kristus;
Thai	เพื่อเขาจะไ�"้รับความชูใจ และเข้าติ�"สนิทกันในความรัก และมั่นใจในความอุ�"มสมบูร�"์แห่งความเข้าใจ และเข้าในความรู้ความลึกลับของพระเจ้าและของพระบิ�"าและของพระคริสต์
Ukrainian	Хай потішаться їхні серця, у любові по�"днані, для всякого багатства повного розуміння, для пізнання та�"мниці Бога, Христа,
Uma	Pai' ku'uli' -kokoi toe, bona terohoi nono-ni omea pai' momepoka'ahi' -koi, duu' -na hintuwu' -mokoi. Konoa-ku, bona monoto mpu'u nono-ni mpopaha patuju-na Alata'ala to ko'ia ra'incai manusia' ngkai owi. Konoa-ku, bona ni'inca patuju-na Alata'ala toe hante uma ria kamoraraa' -na-- batua-na, bona ni'inca-imi Kristus.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "acknowledgment": acknowledgments. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Acknowledgment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acknowledegment, acknowledement, acknowlegdement, acknowlegment, ackowledgment, aknowledgment. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "acknowledgment" (pronounced aknÄ"lijmunt or iknÄ"lijmunt)
11	a k n Ä" l i j m u n t	acknowledgement.
6	-i j m u n t	discouragement, encouragement, micromanagement, mismanagement, nonmanagement.
5	-j m u n t	arrangement, disengagement, engagement, enlargement, estrangement, infringement, judgement, judgment, management, misjudgment, prejudgment, rearrangement.
4	-m u n t	abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, ligament, maltreatment, measurement, misgovernment, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment.
3	-u n t	aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant.
10	-k n Ä" l i j m u n t	acknowledgement.
6	-i j m u n t	discouragement, encouragement, micromanagement, mismanagement, nonmanagement.
5	-j m u n t	arrangement, disengagement, engagement, enlargement, estrangement, infringement, judgement, judgment, management, misjudgment, prejudgment, rearrangement.
4	-m u n t	abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, ligament, maltreatment, measurement, misgovernment, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment.
3	-u n t	aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-g-k-l-m-n-n-o-t-w"
	-3 letters: acknowledge, congealment, gentlewoman.
	-5 letters: congealed, contemned, elongated, endowment, entangled, gentleman, knowledge, lodgement.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-e-g-k-l-m-n-n-o-t-w"
	+1 letter: acknowledgement, acknowledgments.
	+2 letters: acknowledgements.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 63 6B 6E 6F 77 6C 65 64 67 6D 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.- -.-. -.- -. --- .--. .-.. . -.. --. -- . -. -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100011 01101011 01101110 01101111 01110111 01101100 01100101 01100100 01100111 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#99 &#107 &#110 &#111 &#119 &#108 &#101 &#100 &#103 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0063 006B 006E 006F 0077 006C 0065 0064 0067 006D 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
acknowledgment	63
acknowledgment letter	23
acknowledgment notary	14
acknowledgment thesis	12
sympathy acknowledgment	8
acknowledgment paternity	8
acknowledgment letter sample	6
acknowledgment write	6
acknowledgment form	6
acknowledgment card	6
acknowledgment sample	6
debt acknowledgment	4
acknowledgment california notary	4
acknowledgment form paternity	4
acknowledgment funeral	4
acknowledgment writing	4
acknowledgment dissertation	4
acknowledgment notary public	4
acknowledgment form notary	4
acknowledgment california purpose	4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Acknowledgment

Definitions: Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Acknowledgment

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Acknowledgment

Synonyms: Acknowledgment

Synonyms within Context: Acknowledgment

Affirmation

Answer

Assent

Consent

Disclosure

Gratitude

Observance

Payment

Penitence

Reward

Crosswords: Acknowledgment

Commercial Usage: Acknowledgment

Books

Familiar Quotations: Acknowledgment

John C. Calhoun

Thomas p Kempis

Historic Usage: Acknowledgment

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Acknowledgment

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Non-Fiction Usage: Acknowledgment

Speeches: Acknowledgment

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Harry S. Truman

Usage Frequency: Acknowledgment

Expressions: Acknowledgment

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Acknowledgment

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