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Admittance vs Acknowledgement - What's the difference?

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Admittance is a related term of acknowledgement.


In british|legal|lang=en terms the difference between admittance and acknowledgement

is that admittance is (british|legal) the act of giving possession of a copyhold estate while acknowledgement is (british|legal) a formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

As nouns the difference between admittance and acknowledgement

is that admittance is the act of admitting while acknowledgement is (british) the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

admittance

English

Alternative forms

* admittaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of admitting.
  • Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
  • Actual entrance, reception.
  • (euphemistic, hypocoristic) The vulva, especially the labia majora.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , He tries again, still no admittance , still no penetration; but he had hurt me yet more, whilst my extreme love made me bear extreme pain, almost without a groan. }}
  • (British, legal) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
  • (physics) The reciprocal of impedance

    • Synonyms

    * admission, access, entrance, initiation

    acknowledgement

    English

    Alternative forms

    * acknowledgment (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  • (British) The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  • (British) An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  • (British) An expression of gratitude.
  • (British) A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
    • a wedding invitation's acknowledgement
  • (British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
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  • (British, legal) The act of a man admitting a child as his own.
  • (British, legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

    • Synonyms

    * confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK