QUITTANCE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
Categories: Document
📖 Fun Facts About Quittance
- • A quittance is a formal receipt that releases an obligation; historically, merchants issued them to document payment clearance.
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "quittance" comes from Latin quietantia. It started in Old French quitance. Then it appeared in Middle English quytaunce. Many other languages have similar words:.
- French: quittance
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.