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QUITTANCE
repayment, quittance
(noun) payment of a debt or obligation
quittance
(noun) a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quittance (plural quittances)
A release or acquittal.
A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge.
(obsolete) Recompense; return; repayment.
Source: Wiktionary
Quit"tance, n. Etym: [OE. quitaunce, OF. quitance, F. quittance. See Quit, v. t.]
1. Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance. Omittance is no quittance. Shak.
2. Recompense; return; repayment. [Obs.] Shak.
Quit"tance, v. t.
Definition: To repay; to requite. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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