Associations to the word «Quittance»

Wiktionary

QUITTANCE, noun. A release or acquittal
QUITTANCE, noun. A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
QUITTANCE, noun. (obsolete) recompense; return; repayment

Dictionary definition

QUITTANCE, noun. A document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt.
QUITTANCE, noun. Payment of a debt or obligation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats