acknowledgment vs credit

acknowledgment

noun
  • An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation. 

  • The act of a person admitting a child as their own. 

  • A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission). 

  • A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form. 

  • A reward or other expression or token of gratitude. 

  • The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness. 

  • A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure. 

  • A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood. 

  • The act of acknowledging 

credit

noun
  • A source of value, distinction or honour. 

  • Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust. 

  • A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment). 

  • A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe. 

  • The time given for payment for something sold on trust. 

  • Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie. 

  • Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts. 

  • An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered. 

  • A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid. 

  • A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system. 

  • Recognition for having taken a course (class). 

  • A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation. 

  • Recognition, respect and admiration. 

  • A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid. 

verb
  • To believe; to put credence in. 

  • To acknowledge the contribution of. 

  • To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of. 

  • To add to an account. 

How often have the words acknowledgment and credit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )