n.
Variant: or ac · knowl · edge · ment
Pronunciation: ik- ' nä-lij-m ə nt, ak-
Function: noun
Date: 1594
1 a : the act of acknowledging b : recognition or favorable notice of an act or achievement
2 : a thing done or given in recognition of something received
3 : a declaration or avowal of one's act or of a fact to give it legal validity