noun (n)

• the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged(noun.state)

  Example:
  She seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own.
  

  Synonym:
  acknowledgment, recognition
  

  source: wordnet30
• a statement acknowledging something or someone(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  acknowledgment
  

  source: wordnet30