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acquittance
[ uh-kwit-ns ]
noun
- the act of acquitting.
- the discharge of a debt or obligation.
- a document or receipt as evidence of the discharge of a debt or obligation.
acquittance
/ əˈɪəԲ /
noun
- a release from or settlement of a debt, etc
- a record of this, such as a receipt
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of acquittance1
Example Sentences
He fared no better than many of his contemporaries once the Beatles arrived in the U.S. in 1964, but he found his way into other professions through a wide range of friends and acquittances.
The actual line is: “Awaiting reprisal, death will be their acquittance.”
In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee.
Consequently, whatever is received from that trade must be placed to the credit and acquittance of the Philipinas, against the amount charged to them.
Nay,—I'll not haste thee to thy last acquittance, Ill-fated wretch!—I do repent mine haste.
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