The phrase "acknowledged gift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a gift that has been recognized or accepted, often in a formal or legal context.
Example: "The charity received an acknowledged gift from the donor, which will be used to support their programs."
Alternatives: "recognized donation" or "accepted contribution".
So Mr Bellow is in, but not, despite acknowledged gifts, Martin Amis (too knowing); Virginia Wolfe but not E.M. Forster (too cosy); Chekhov, Flaubert, D.H. Lawrence, and above all Melville, but not Don DeLillo, John Updike, Julian Barnes and others, who are all too tidy, controlling, and existentially complacent.In this collection, Mr Wood gives the impression of a critic overflowing his subject.
However, the other side of the coin is that the third sector itself must also get better at soliciting and acknowledging gifts from high-net worth individuals.
Thank-you notes acknowledge gifts received and express gratitude for lunch or dinner or special favors.
Insist that your children acknowledge gifts in an age-appropriate way.
I hope UNICEF Inspired Gifts will become popular gift items for all festive and celebratory occasions so more needy children can be benefited," Aaron acknowledged the gift and immediately bought his first UNICEF Inspired Gift – 'School-in-a-box' to enlighten the lives of needy children.
He also acknowledged accepting gifts, like a designer watch and suits custom-made in Hong Kong, from Chinese businessmen.
A spokesman, Jim Sluzewski, acknowledged that gift-card sales and redemptions were weaker than last year, reflecting a slower sales trend over all.
Jonathan Halevy, the director-general of Shaare Zedek Hospital, acknowledged the gifts his organization received from 1981 to 1994 but could not resist adding, "The hospital has regretfully received no further support from the foundation since 1994".
Two of the plasmids containing slit coding sequences were acknowledged as gifts and no reference to the species of origin was provided.
