Definition of Quittance
Quittance
quit·tance
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(noun)
(old, literary) a release from a debt, a relief or discharge from an obligation, or a document that states and proves this;
e.g. He sought a quittance from the man to whom he owed money.
(noun)
compensation for something done, given, or suffered;
e.g. The judge ruled that they were to be given a quittance for the trouble they had faced.
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