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quittance

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quittance/ˈkwɪt(ə)ns/

▶noun archaic or literary a release from a debt or obligation.

■ a document certifying this; a receipt.

– origin ME: from OFr. quitance, from quiter (see quit).

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