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 Definitions of quittance  [ˈkwɪt ns]  

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Definition of 'quittance' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) quittance
recompense or requital.

2.  quittance
discharge from a debt or obligation.

3.  quittance
a document certifying discharge from debt or obligation, as a receipt.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME quitaunce < OF quitance=quit(er) to quit+-ance -ance)

Definition of 'quittance' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) quittance
a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt

2. (noun) repayment, quittance
payment of a debt or obligation


Definition of 'quittance' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) quittance
discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance

2. (verb) quittance
recompense; return; repayment

3. (verb) quittance
to repay; to requite



'quittance' - Nearby Entries  

quit  quito  quits  quittance  quitter  quiver  quivering  



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