·noun Something given or done in return for a favor, message, ·etc.
II. Acknowledgment ·noun The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
III. Acknowledgment ·noun The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks.
IV. Acknowledgment ·noun The act of owning or recognized in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
V. Acknowledgment ·noun A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration.