quittance

n.

1. 1. Release from a debt, an obligation, or a penalty.
   2. A document or receipt certifying such release.
2. Something given as requital or recompense; a repayment.

[Middle English quitance, from Old French, from quiter, to free. See quit.]

noun

Something to make up for loss or damage: amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, offset, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, satisfaction, setoff. See substitute.

IN BRIEF: A freeing from a debt. Also: Something given in return.

They were seeking a quittance from the mortgage so they sold the house to pay off the loan.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt

Meaning #2: payment of a debt or obligation
  Synonym: repayment

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kvittering

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrijstelling, kwitantie, beloning

Français (French)
n. - quittance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Befreiung, Quittung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικον.) εξοφλητική απόδειξη

Italiano (Italian)
ricevuta, quietanza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recibo (m)

Русский (Russian)
квитанция об уплате долга, компенсация

Español (Spanish)
n. - recibo, descargo, compensación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kvittens, kvittering, befrielse (poet.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
免除, 赦免, 解除

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 免除, 赦免, 解除

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 면제, 영수증, 보상

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 免除, 解除, 領収書, 償い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ابراء من دين أو التزام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פטור, כתב פטור, קבלה, אישור‬

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