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noun
A release or acquittal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: acquittance, exculpation, exoneration, absolution, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, disculpation, not guilty, quittance, vindication
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Recompense; return; repayment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
To acquit; to repay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
payment of a debt or obligation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: repayment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment
Narrower terms: redemption
noun
a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: document
History
From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun.
