acknowledgment
pronunciation
How to pronounce acknowledgment in British English: UK
How to pronounce acknowledgment in American English: US
Word Origin
- acknowledgment (n.)
- alternative form of acknowledgement. OED deems it "a spelling more in accordance with Eng. values of letters."
Example
- 1. Nevertheless , his acknowledgment of my efforts was an incredible gift .
- 2. Despite nearly unanimous acknowledgment among scientists that cancer is winning the war , optimism abounds .
- 3. To mr. friedman , this amounted to official acknowledgment of his role in eichmann 's capture .
- 4. There were already stiff penalties for " divisionism " , an acknowledgment of differences between hutu and tutsi .
- 5. Now the queen 's state visit marks a formal acknowledgment of a detoxified relationship that has started to flourish .