quittance
Freedom from obligation
Quittance is release from a debt or obligation, or a document certifying such release.
The word is formal and old-fashioned, appearing mostly in legal or literary contexts: He signed the quittance and handed over the deed.
By extension, quittance can mean repayment or requital—settling accounts in a broader sense.
Release of substance outward
- releaseTo let go
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
clearance · exoneration · absolution · receipt · voucher · waiver · deed · instrument
Giving back what's owed
- creditorOne owed money
- borrowerOne who takes temporarily
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- principalChief school administrator
interest · amortization · default · arrears · obligation · mortgage · dues · invoice
Release from constraint
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
relief · respite · reprieve · pardon · clemency · remission · unburdening · extrication
Payment for services rendered
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- damagesCompensation for injury
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
amends · redress · requital · satisfaction · payment · remuneration · settlement · atonement
discharge
Release of substance outward
- releaseTo let go
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
satisfaction · clearance · exoneration · absolution · receipt · voucher · waiver · deed · instrument · acknowledgment
repayment
Giving back what's owed
principal · interest · amortization · default · arrears · obligation · mortgage · dues · invoice · ledger
liberation
Release from constraint
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- exemptionRelease from requirement
dispensation · relief · respite · reprieve · pardon · clemency · remission · unburdening · extrication · escape
compensation
Payment for services rendered
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- damagesCompensation for injury
indemnity · amends · redress · requital · satisfaction · payment · remuneration · settlement · atonement · reprisal
quittanceindebtedness
State of owing money
debt · obligation · liability · encumbrance · lien
quittancebondage
Involuntary subjugation to another
captivity · imprisonment · enslavement · slavery · confinement