quittance

Meaning

Noun

A release or acquittal.
A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge.
Recompense; return; repayment.

Origin

From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia.

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