quittances
plural of quittance
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.
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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
