acknowledgement

Noun

• 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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  acknowledgment , recognition