QUITTANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Payment of a debt or obligation

Synonyms:

quittance; repayment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("quittance" is a kind of...):

payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quittance"):

redemption (repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock))

Meaning:

A document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("quittance" is a kind of...):

document (a written account of ownership or obligation)