quittance
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quit·tance
(kwĭt'ns) 
n.
n.
- Release from a debt, an obligation, or a penalty.
- A document or receipt certifying such release.
- Something given as requital or recompense; a repayment.
[Middle English quitance, from Old French, from quiter, to free. See quit.]
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quittance
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.
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quittance
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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categories related to 'quittance'
- Banking and Financial Services - quittance: discharge from debt
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Quittance
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
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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