acquittance

[ uh-kwit-ns ]

/ əˈkwɪt ns /

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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.

Origin of acquittance

1300–50; Middle English aquitance<Old French. See acquit, -ance

Words nearby acquittance

acquisition, acquisition accounting, acquisitive, acquit, acquittal, acquittance, acr-, acral, acraldehyde, acrania, acrasin

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Example sentences from the Web for acquittance

Then seeing that I waited (for they had forgot to give me my acquittance), they dropped talking suddenly.
Sir Ludar|Talbot Baines Reed
Pray settle accompts with Barnes; take what money of mine is in his hands, and give him acquittance.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker|Tobias Smollett
Bodlyes Chest, as appeares by Dr. Chaworthes acquittance in the same box.'
Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867|William Dunn Macray
In that case the acquittance falls on the land, and not on the person.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

So I sente my acquittance, for they said without mine ther would be no end made (& ther was good reason for it).
Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation'|William Bradford

British Dictionary definitions for acquittance

acquittance

/ (əˈkwɪtəns) /

noun

a release from or settlement of a debt, etc

a record of this, such as a receipt

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单词	acquittance
释义	acquittance [ uh-kwit-ns ] / əˈkwɪt ns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR acquittance ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of acquittance 1300–50; Middle English aquitance<Old French. See acquit, -ance Words nearby acquittance acquisition, acquisition accounting, acquisitive, acquit, acquittal, acquittance, acr-, acral, acraldehyde, acrania, acrasin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acquittance Then seeing that I waited (for they had forgot to give me my acquittance), they dropped talking suddenly. Sir Ludar\|Talbot Baines Reed Pray settle accompts with Barnes; take what money of mine is in his hands, and give him acquittance. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker\|Tobias Smollett Bodlyes Chest, as appeares by Dr. Chaworthes acquittance in the same box.' Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867\|William Dunn Macray In that case the acquittance falls on the land, and not on the person. The Common Law\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. So I sente my acquittance, for they said without mine ther would be no end made (& ther was good reason for it). Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation'\|William Bradford British Dictionary definitions for acquittance acquittance / (əˈkwɪtəns) / noun a release from or settlement of a debt, etc a record of this, such as a receipt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to acquittance adherence, acknowledgment, compliance, fulfillment, celebration, reimbursement, kickback, rebate, discount, compensation, repayment, allowance, payment, restitution, discharge, clemency, note, remark, observation, keeping
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acquittance

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