acknowledgement

/əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt अक्‌ˈनॉलिज्‌मन्‍ट्‌/ noun

1 [U] the act of showing that you have seen or noticed somebody/something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु की उपस्थिति को स्‍वीकार करने या मान्‍यता देने की क्रिया

The president gave a smile of acknowledgement to the photographers.

2 [C, U] a letter, etc. that says that something has been received or noticed किसी वस्‍तु की प्राप्ति की रसीद; पावती

I haven’t received (an) acknowledgement of my job application yet.

3 [C, usually pl.] a few words of thanks that an author writes at the beginning or end of a book to the people who have helped him/her सहयोग के लिए आभार प्रदर्शन करने का वक्तव्‍य जो लेखक अपनी पुस्‍तक के आरंभ या अंत में लिखता है