Acknowledgment vs. Thanks

Acknowledgmentnoun

The act of acknowledging

Thanksinterjection

Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

‘Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks.’;

Acknowledgmentnoun

The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.

Thanksnoun

plural of thank

Acknowledgmentnoun

A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.

Thanksnoun

An expression of gratitude.

‘After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?’;

Acknowledgmentnoun

An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.

‘the acknowledgment of a favor’;

Thanksnoun

Grateful feelings or thoughts.

Acknowledgmentnoun

A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.

‘the acknowledgment of a wedding invitation’;

Thanksnoun

an acknowledgment of appreciation

Acknowledgmentnoun

A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).

Thanksnoun

with the help of or owing to;

‘thanks to hard work it was a great success’;

Acknowledgmentnoun

A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.

‘acknowledgment of a deed’;

Acknowledgmentnoun

(legal) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.

Acknowledgmentnoun

(legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

Acknowledgmentnoun

The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

Acknowledgmentnoun

The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness; a statement acknowledging something or someone.

‘Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip.’;

Acknowledgmentnoun

The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; an expression of thanks.

Acknowledgmentnoun

Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc.

Acknowledgmentnoun

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.

Acknowledgmentnoun

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;

‘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’;

Acknowledgmentnoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;

‘the student's essay failed to list several important citations’; ‘the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book’; ‘the article includes mention of similar clinical cases’;

Acknowledgmentnoun

a statement acknowledging something or someone;

‘she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment’; ‘the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her’;