quittance

1 a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt

2 payment of a debt or obligation [syn: repayment]

English

Noun

1. a release or acquittal
2. a discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
3. a recompense or reprisal

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