quittance

quit·tance  (kwtns)

n.

1.

a. Release from a debt, an obligation, or a penalty.

b. A document or receipt certifying such release.

2. Something given as requital or recompense; a repayment.

---

[Middle English quitance, from Old French, from quiter, to free; see quit.]

---

quittance [ˈkwɪt^əns]

n

1. (Law) release from debt or other obligation

2. (Law) a receipt or other document certifying this

[from Old French, from quitter to release from obligation; see quit]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quittance - a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt document - a written account of ownership or obligation
	2.	quittance - payment of a debt or obligation repayment payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged redemption - repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

Translations

quittance

n → Schuldenerlass m