quittance
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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.
“That is a quittance for the chain,” he cried.
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
Satisfac′tion, state of being satisfied: gratification: comfort: that which satisfies: amends: atonement: payment, quittance: conviction: repairing a wrong, as by a duel.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
But "legal tender" money is not always an adequate means of quittance.
From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.
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
