acceptance vs acknowledgement

acknowledgement vs acceptance

acceptance and acknowledgement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acceptance	Yes	No	No	No
acknowledgement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acknowledgement is a hyponym of acceptance; that is, acknowledgement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acceptance:

acceptance: the state of being acceptable and accepted
acknowledgement: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

Other hyponyms of acceptance include vogue, acknowledgment, recognition, approval, favorable reception, favourable reception, acceptation, content, contentedness, acquiescence, welcome.

acceptance (noun)	acknowledgement (noun)
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception	a statement acknowledging something or someone
the act of taking something that is offered	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
the state of being acceptable and accepted

Difference between acceptance and acknowledgement

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