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quittance |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quittance \Quit"tance\, n. [OE. quitaunce OF quitance, F. quittance. See {Quit}, v. t.] 1. Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance. Omittance is no quittance. --Shak. 2. Recompense; return; repayment. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quittance \Quit"tance\, v. t. To repay; to requite. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quittance n 1: a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt 2: payment of a debt or obligation [syn: {repayment}]
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