quittance
Example Sentences
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At last the king demanded an account of all the sums that had passed through his hands during his chancellorship, though he had already received a quittance.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William
"Omittance is no quittance," said Schalk, darting up at his half-brother a venomous look.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Hauff, Wilhelm
A happy quittance, say I. The abb� is too perilously apt with his long sword.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John
You shall prepare a full quittance for the Emperor, and Mowbray-sahib shall sign it.
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
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.
