Quittance Definition

kwĭtns
noun
Discharge from a debt or obligation.
Webster's New World
A document certifying this; receipt.
Webster's New World
Payment of a debt or obligation.
American Heritage
Recompense; repayment; reprisal.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Quittance

Noun

Singular:
quittance
Plural:
quittances

Origin of Quittance

  • Middle English quitance from Old French from quiter to free quit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English quitaunce, Old French quitance, French quittance

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

QQUQUI

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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quittance

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With Q9 Letter Words Ending With E