acquittance

American  

[uh-kwit-ns] / əˈkwɪt ns /

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.

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acquittance British  

/ əˈkwɪtəns /

noun

1. a release from or settlement of a debt, etc

2. a record of this, such as a receipt

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Etymology

Origin of acquittance

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

Example Sentences

So these 'great' men magnanimously salved their qualms of conscience, and satisfied the questions of their pride; and it is further added, his pension was ever after paid without further acquittance.

From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton

Here I return my trust, nor ask   One penny for remittance; If I have well perform'd my task,   Pray send me an acquittance.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst

I owe my life to you, and you refuse The acquittance of the interest of the debt, To heap more obligations on me, till I bow beneath them.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

"I understand," broke in Grog; "the purchase-money was never placed to the Viscount's credit, and your friend Dunn wants an acquittance in full of the claim."

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

But the burdens upon landed property rose so high, that for a long time, land together with house and farm, bore little value, and sometimes were offered in vain as acquittance for service and imposts.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

Related Words

• allowance
• compensation
• discount
• kickback
• payment
• rebate
• reimbursement
• repayment
• restitution