acknowledgment vs incentive

acknowledgment

noun
  • A reward or other expression or token of gratitude. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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

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

  • The act of acknowledging 

incentive

noun
  • A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder. 

  • Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. 

adj
  • Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating. 

  • Serving to kindle or set on fire. 

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