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单词 quittances
释义

quittance

noun

quit·​tance ˈkwi-tᵊn(t)s How to pronounce quittance (audio)
1
a
: discharge from a debt or an obligation
b
: a document evidencing quittance
2
: recompense, requital

Synonyms

  • delivery
  • discharge
  • quietus
  • release
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Example Sentences

the indentured servant obtained a quittance from his master stating he was free to leave and was no longer required to work the court awarded the plaintiff a substantial quittance for bodily injury and emotional distress

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

quittances

noun

plural of quittance
1
as in releases
a freeing from an obligation or responsibility the indentured servant obtained a quittance from his master stating he was free to leave and was no longer required to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • releases
  • exemptions
  • quietuses
  • discharges
  • waivers
  • deliveries
  • immunities
  • dispensations
2
as in damages
payment to another for a loss or injury the court awarded the plaintiff a substantial quittance for bodily injury and emotional distress

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • damages
  • reparations
  • compensations
  • punitive damages
  • reprisals
  • satisfactions
  • indemnities
  • restitutions
  • recoupments
  • solatia
  • redresses
  • punishments
  • indemnifications
  • adjustments
  • reimbursements
  • requitals
  • remunerations
  • recompenses
  • repayments
  • refunds
  • settlements
  • atonements
  • amends
  • expiations
  • retaliations
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