What does acquitter in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word acquitter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use acquitter in French.

The word acquitter in French means acquit, pay off, acknowledge, pay off, fulfil. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word acquitter

acquit

verbe transitif (Droit : désigner innocent)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous avons été acquittés dans ce procès.
The court acquitted us.

pay off

verbe transitif (payer)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La cliente a acquitté ses dettes.
The customer paid off her debts.

acknowledge

verbe transitif (informatique : confirmer une réception)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En transmission synchrone, le récepteur acquitte les données qu'il reçoit.
In synchronous transmission, the receiver acknowledges the data received.

pay off

(payer : une dette)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Maintenant que je me suis acquitté de ma dette, je ne vous dois plus rien.
Now I've paid off my debt, I owe you nothing.

fulfil

(effectuer, remplir) (UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le directeur s'est acquitté de ses obligations.
The manager fulfilled his obligations.

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