What does quittance mean?
Definitions for quittance
ˈkwɪt nsquit·tance
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Princeton's WordNet
quittancenoun
a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
repayment, quittancenoun
payment of a debt or obligation
Wiktionary
quittancenoun
a release or acquittal
quittancenoun
a discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
quittancenoun
a recompense or reprisal
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quittancenoun
Etymology: quitance, Fr.
Now I am rememb’red, he scorn’d at me!
But that’s all one; omittance is no quittance. William Shakespeare.Mine eyes saw him in bloody state,
Rend’ring faint quittance, wearied and outbreath’d,
To Henry Monmouth. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.Plutus, the god of gold,
Is but his steward; no meed but he repays
Sevenfold above itself; no gift to him
But breeds the giver a return exceeding
All use of quittance. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.We shall forget the office of our hand,
Sooner than quittance of desert and merit. William Shakespeare.To Quittanceverb
To repay; to recompense. A word not used.
Etymology: from the noun.
Embrace me then this opportunity,
As fitting best to quittance their deceit. William Shakespeare.
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quittance
Quittance is a formal release or acquittance from debt or obligation, often documented or acknowledged. It may also refer to the document that serves as proof of the discharge or repayment of a debt.
Webster Dictionary
Quittanceverb
discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance
Quittanceverb
recompense; return; repayment
Quittanceverb
to repay; to requite
Etymology: [OE. quitaunce, OF. quitance, F. quittance. See Quit, v. t.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
quittance
A release or discharge in writing for a sum of money or other duty, which ought to be paid or done on the ship's account.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quittance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quittance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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