Payment of a debt or obligation

• A document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quittance \Quit"tance\, v. t. To repay; to requite. [Obs.] --Shak.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 a release or acquittal 2 a discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge 3 (context obsolete English) recompense; return; repayment

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1200, "payment, compensation;" c.1300, "discharge from an obligation," from Old French quitance (Modern French quittance ), from quiter (see quit (v.)).\n

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt payment of a debt or obligation [syn: repayment ]