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acquittance
[
uh
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kwit
-ns
]
ac·quit·tance
/
əˈkwɪt
ns
/
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uh
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kwit
-ns
]
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noun
1.
the act of
acquitting
.
2.
the discharge of a debt or obligation.
3.
a document or
receipt
as evidence of the discharge of a debt or obligation.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
aquitance
<
Old French.
See
acquit
,
-ance
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acquittance
(əˈkwɪtəns)
—
n
1.
a release from or settlement of a debt, etc
2.
a record of this, such as a receipt
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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