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acquittance definition

ac·quit·tance (ə kwit′'ns)

noun

  1. a settlement of, or release from, debt or liability
  2. a record of this; receipt

Etymology: ME aquitaunce < OFr aquitance: see acquit & -ance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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