noun
- written receipts or documents acknowledging payment of a debt or discharge from an obligation
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The merchant kept all his acquittances in a locked box.
- She presented the acquittances as proof that her debts were paid.
- The lawyer reviewed the acquittances before closing the case.
- Without proper acquittances, the transaction remained disputed.
- The court accepted the acquittances as valid evidence of payment.