- in acknowledgment
- if you move your hand or head in acknowledgment of someone, you do it in order to show that you have seen them, or have paid attention to what they are saying
He nodded his head in acknowledgment.
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acknowledgment — ac·knowl·edg·ment also ac·knowl·edge·ment n 1 a: the act of acknowledging b: the act of admitting paternity compare filiation 2: a thing done or given in recognition of something received an acknowledgment came … Law dictionary
Acknowledgment — (also spelled acknowledgement) can refer to:*Acknowledgment (creative arts) (and scientific literature and writing), a statement of gratitude for assistance in producing a work **Acknowledgment index, an experimental method for analyzing the… … Wikipedia
Acknowledgment — Ac*knowl edg*ment, Acknowledgement Ac*knowl edge*ment ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]j*ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. An acknowledgment of fault. Froude. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of owning or recognizing in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acknowledgment money — Acknowledgment Ac*knowl edg*ment, Acknowledgement Ac*knowl edge*ment ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]j*ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. An acknowledgment of fault. Froude. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of owning or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acknowledgment — UK [əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt] / US [əkˈnɑlɪdʒmənt] or acknowledgement UK / US noun Word forms acknowledgment : singular acknowledgment plural acknowledgments Word forms acknowledgement : singular acknowledgement plural acknowledgements 1)… … English dictionary
acknowledgment — [n1] act of recognizing authority or truth of something acceptance, accession, acquiescence, admission, admitting, affirmation, allowance, allowing, assent, assertion, asservation, avowal, compliance, conceding, concession, concurrence,… … New thesaurus
acknowledgment of service — The formal document by which a claim is acknowledged by a defendant. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
acknowledgment of guilt — index confession Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acknowledgment of payment — index receipt (proof of receiving) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acknowledgment — (n.) alternative form of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (Cf. acknowledgement). OED deems it a spelling more in accordance with Eng. values of letters … Etymology dictionary
acknowledgment — or acknowledgement [ak näl′ij mənt, ək näl′ijmənt] n. 1. an acknowledging or being acknowledged; admission; avowal 2. something done or given in acknowledging, as an expression of thanks 3. recognition of the authority or claims of 4. a legal… … English World dictionary
