Noun

• S: (n) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement (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"
• S: (n) acknowledgment, acknowledgement (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"