Encouragement vs Acknowledgement - What's the difference?
encouragement | acknowledgement |
The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
That which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
(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.
(British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
(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.
As nouns the difference between encouragement and acknowledgement
is that encouragement is the act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity while acknowledgement is (british) the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.encouragement
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* incouragement (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- All generous encouragement of arts. -Otway.
- To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. -Byron.
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* See alsoReferences
(Webster 1913) ----acknowledgement
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* acknowledgment (US)Noun
(en noun)- a wedding invitation's acknowledgement
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