Associations to the word «Acquittance»

Wiktionary

ACQUITTANCE, noun. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
ACQUITTANCE, noun. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
ACQUITTANCE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To acquit.

Dictionary definition

ACQUITTANCE, noun. A legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats