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ACQUITTANCE

\ɐkwˈɪtəns], \ɐkwˈɪtəns], \ɐ_k_w_ˈɪ_t_ə_n_s]\

Definitions of ACQUITTANCE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A discharge or release from debt or other liability; a receipt in full.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A discharge from an obligation or debt: a receipt.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Discharge from a debt.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Release or discharge, as from indebtedness; a receipt; an acquittal.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. The act of discharging from a debt, or other obligation ;--a writing which is evidence of a discharge ; a receipt in full.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The act of discharging from a debt; a writing testifying the receipt of a debt.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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