quit|tance

quit|tance
quit|tance «KWIHT uhns», noun.
1. a release from debt or obligation.
2. the paper certifying this; receipt: »

He then folded the quittance, and put it under his cap (Scott).

3. the act of getting back at somebody; repayment; reprisal. SYNONYM(S): retaliation, recompense, requital.
╂[< Old French quitance < quiter; see etym. under quit1, (Cf. ↑quit) verb]

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  • ac|quit|tance — «uh KWIHT uhns», noun. 1. a written release from a debt or obligation. 2. the payment of a debt; settlement of a claim. 3. a written statement showing that a debt has been paid; receipt for the full amount …   Useful english dictionary

  • tance — ab·sorp·tance; ad·mit·tance; ca·pac·i·tance; con·com·i·tance; de·sis·tance; dis·tance·less; ex·or·bi·tance; her·i·tance; im·por·tance; in·duc·tance; in·hab·i·tance; jac·tance; lai·tance; mil·i·tance; pas·tance; per·mit·tance; pit·tance;… …   English syllables

  • quit — ac·quit·tal; quit·rent; quit·tor; re·quit·al; re·quit·er; un·re·quit·able; ac·quit; ac·quit·tance; quit; quit·tance; mes·quit; …   English syllables

  • quittance — quit·tance …   English syllables

  • quittance — quit•tance [[t]ˈkwɪt ns[/t]] n. 1) recompense or requital 2) discharge from a debt or obligation 3) a document certifying discharge from debt or obligation, as a receipt • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME quitaunce < OF quitance=quit(er) to quit+ ance …   From formal English to slang

  • Quittance — Quit tance (kw[i^]t tans), n. [OE. quitaunce, OF. quitance, F. quittance. See {Quit}, v. t.] 1. Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance. [1913 Webster] Omittance is no quittance. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Recompense; return; repayment.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acquittance — Ac*quit tance, n. [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See {Acquit}.] 1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability. [1913 Webster] 2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acquittance — Ac*quit tance, v. t. To acquit. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quittance — Quit tance, v. t. To repay; to requite. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • acquittance — ac·quit·tance /ə kwit əns/ n: acquittal (1) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. acquittance …   Law dictionary

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