Acknowledgment vs Thanks - What's the difference?
acknowledgment | thanks |
The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
An owning with gratitude of a benefit or an obligation (as in "acknowledgment" of a favor).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood, as a wedding invitation's acknowledgment .
(Telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
An owning as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form (as in "acknowledgment of a deed").
(legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
* ~1595 , Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1
(obsolete) English plurals
(plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude.
Grateful feelings or thoughts.
As nouns the difference between acknowledgment and thanks
is that acknowledgment is the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession while thanks is (obsolete).As an interjection thanks is
used to express appreciation or gratitude.As a verb thanks is
(thank).acknowledgment
English
Alternative forms
* acknowledgement (UK)Noun
(en noun)- See Wikipedia article on
Synonyms
* (act of acknowledging) confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACKExternal links
* *thanks
English
Alternative forms
* thanx,Interjection
(en interjection)- Could you give me a hand, please?'' — Yes, sure. — ''Thanks .
- Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!
Derived terms
* thanks a lot * thanks for nothing * thanks for your helpNoun
- After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
