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The verbal nod that says heard you, but promises absolutely nothing.
means A statement or signal confirming you've received, noticed, or recognized something or someone.
from From the verb acknowledge, itself a sixteenth-century stitch of Old English oncnawan, to recognize, fused with the prefix and the courteous -ledge of knowing.
Spelling forkAmericans drop the e; Britons keep acknowledgement.
Legal weightAcknowledging a debt can quietly restart its expiry clock.
Book pagesWhere authors thank everyone except their critics.