quittance
/ˈkwɪtəns/
noun
- A release or discharge from a debt or obligation; a receipt showing that a debt has been paid.
- After paying the final installment, she received a quittance from the bank.
- The landlord gave him a quittance for the rent, proving he owed nothing more.
- In medieval times, a knight might demand a quittance after fulfilling a vow.
- Recompense or repayment, especially for a wrong or injury; requital.
- She considered the apology a poor quittance for the damage done to her reputation.
- He sought quittance for the insult by challenging his rival to a duel.
- The hero's victory was a quittance for years of suffering under the tyrant.
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