quittance
/ˈkwɪtəns/
quittance noun: a release or acquittal.
Noun
quittance (plural quittances)
- A release or acquittal.
- Synonyms:
- acquittance, exculpation, exoneration, absolution, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, disculpation, not guilty
- A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge.
- I marvel why I answer’d not again;
But that’s all one: omittance is no quittance.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- I marvel why I answer’d not again;
- Recompense; return; repayment.
- Qu[een]. Ah Mortimer! now breaks the kings hate forth,
And he confesseth that he loues me not.
Mor[timer] iu[nior]. Crie quittance Madam then, & loue not him.1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC... - […] Plutus, the god of gold,
Is but his steward: no meed but he repays
Sevenfold above itself; no gift to him
But breeds the giver a return exceeding
All use of quittance.c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Qu[een]. Ah Mortimer! now breaks the kings hate forth,
Verb
quittance (third-person singular simple present quittances, present participle quittancing, simple past and past participle quittanced)
quittance meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit
quittance in Tamil
- விடுவிப்பு, தீர்வு, பற்றுச்சீட்டு
quittance in Urdu
- چھٹکارا, ہرجانہ, جزا, معاوضہ, نجات
quittance in Sanskrit
- quittance, clearing off or paying off, discharge
- शुद्धि śuddhi
Synonyms of quittance
- acquittance
- exculpation
- exoneration
- acquittal
- compurgation
- disculpation
- not guilty
- vindication
- absolution
- acquitment
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Forms of quittance
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quittances |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | quittances |
| present participle | quittancing |
| past participle | quittanced |
| past | quittanced |
Origin of quittance
From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun.
Questions about quittance
- What does quittance mean?
- Quittance means a release or acquittal.
- What is quittance in Tamil?
- Quittance in Tamil is விடுவிப்பு, தீர்வு, பற்றுச்சீட்டு. See Quittance meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quittance?
- Quittance can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce quittance?
- Quittance is pronounced /ˈkwɪtəns/.
- What is the plural of quittance?
- The plural of quittance is quittances.
Words near quittance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quittance (page history and authors); quittance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quittance (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शुद्धि (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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