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Acknowledgment vs Inquiry - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between acknowledgment and inquiry

is that acknowledgment is the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession while inquiry is the act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

acknowledgment

English

Alternative forms

* acknowledgement (UK)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  • The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  • An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  • An owning with gratitude of a benefit or an obligation (as in "acknowledgment" of a favor).
  • A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood, as a wedding invitation's acknowledgment .
  • (Telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
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  • An owning as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form (as in "acknowledgment of a deed").
  • (legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of acknowledging) confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK

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    inquiry

    English

    (wikipedia inquiry)

    Alternative forms

    * enquiry

    Noun

    (inquiries)
  • The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
  • Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; as, physical inquiries.

    • Usage notes

    According to Fowler's Modern English Usage'' (1926), ''inquiry'' should be used in relation to a formal inquest, and ''enquiry'' to the act of questioning. Many (though not all) British writers maintain this distinction; the Oxford English Dictionary, in its entry not updated since 1900, lists ''inquiry'' and ''enquiry'' as equal alternatives, in that order. Some British dictionaries, such as ''Chambers 21st Century Dictionary'' [http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?title=21st&query=inquiry], present the two spellings as interchangeable variants in the general sense, but prefer ''inquiry'' for the "formal inquest" sense. In Australian English, ''inquiry'' represents a formal inquest (such as a government investigation) while ''enquiry'' is used in the act of questioning (eg: the customer enquired about the status of his loan application). Both spellings are current in Canadian English, where ''enquiry'' is often associated with scholarly or intellectual research. (See Pam Peters, ''The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , p. 282.) American English usually uses inquiry .

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