Definitions for quittanceˈkwɪt ns
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quit•tanceˈkwɪt ns(n.)
recompense or requital.
discharge from a debt or obligation.
a document certifying discharge from debt or obligation, as a receipt.
Origin of quittance:
1175–1225; ME quitaunce < OF quitance=quit(er) to quit+-ance -ance
Princeton's WordNet
quittance(noun)
a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
repayment, quittance(noun)
payment of a debt or obligation
Wiktionary
quittance(Noun)
a release or acquittal
quittance(Noun)
a discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
quittance(Noun)
a recompense or reprisal
Webster Dictionary
Quittance(verb)
discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance
Quittance(verb)
recompense; return; repayment
Quittance(verb)
to repay; to requite
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