acquittance
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He fared no better than many of his contemporaries once the Beatles arrived in the U.S. in 1964, but he found his way into other professions through a wide range of friends and acquittances.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2021
Boyet, you can produce acquittances For such a sum from special officers Of Charles his father.
From Love's Labour's Lost by Shakespeare, William
Those who had got possession of my writings must have restored the acquittances to the seller, consequently he could re-demand the whole sum.
From The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 by Holcroft, Thomas
You can produce acquittances For such a sum, from special officers.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
I have authorized our minister to demand, receive, and give acquittances for the amount payable by Brazil, and have caused him to be instructed to remit the same to the Treasury of the United States.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 5, part 1: Presidents Taylor and Fillmore by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
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