quittance
Meanings
Plural: quittances
Noun
- a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
- payment of a debt or obligation
- A release or acquittal.
- A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge.
- Recompense; return; repayment.
Verb
- To acquit; to repay.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 20
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Words With Friends Score: 23
quittance is a valid Words With Friends word