1. a written receipt or discharge from a debt or obligation
Usage: formal; legal
2. the act of settling or paying off a debt
Usage: formal; archaic

Examples

• The merchant provided an acquittance for the full payment of goods.
• Upon receiving the acquittance, the debtor was legally freed from obligation.
• The lawyer requested a formal acquittance to complete the transaction.
• Without proper acquittance, the debt remained legally binding.
• The acquittance served as proof that all financial obligations had been met.