What is the meaning of acknowledgement?

noun

• The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged.
  • usage: "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"
  • synonyms: recognition, acknowledgment
• A statement acknowledging something or someone.
  • usage: "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
  • synonyms: acknowledgment