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quittance

[kwit-ns] / ˈkwɪt ns /
NOUN
compensation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensation
STRONG
advantage allowance amends atonement benefit bonus bread consideration counterclaim coverage damages defrayal deserts earnings fee gain honorarium indemnification indemnity meet offset pay payment payoff premium profit reciprocity reckoning recompense redress reimbursement remittal remittance remuneration reparation repayment reprisal requital restitution reward salary salt satisfaction scale setoff settlement shake stipend take wage
WEAK
recoupment take-home
Antonyms
STRONG
debt disadvantage dissatisfaction hindrance hurt loss penalty

Example Sentences

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Thus, silver certificates, without being "legal tender," are a means of legal quittance from obligations to the Federal Government.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.

The deputy turned over his charge to him, received his quittance, and went away.

From Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution by Sage, William

It was only by being a valuable object, and commonly only by being a medium of exchange, that the money could have become a means of legal quittance in the first place.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.

You shall prepare a full quittance for the Emperor, and Mowbray-sahib shall sign it.

From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis

Of course Herr Simon will require from these heirs a receipt for the sum handed them, and a quittance of all further claims.

From Quicksands by Streckfuss, Adolph