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What is another word for quittances?

Pronunciation: [kwˈɪtənsɪz] (IPA)

Quittances are often used in legal proceedings to denote the settlement of a debt or obligation. There are several synonyms for the term, including receipts, repayments, discharges, and releases. Each of these terms refers to the action of repaying a debt or obligation, and can be used interchangeably with the term quittance. Receipts denote the act of acknowledging that a payment has been made, while repayments refer to the act of paying back a sum of money. Discharges and releases both refer to the act of releasing someone from an obligation, and can be used in a legal context to indicate the end of a contractual agreement or repayment plan. Regardless of which term is used, the concept of quittance remains the same: the settlement of a debt or obligation.
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December 10. Finding amongst Simon's quittances a bill for law expenses of one John Pearson, attorney, at Maidstone, I concluded this must be the most trustworthy man of his kind in the country; and so set forth early this morning to seek him,-a tedious, long journey, and the roads exceedingly foul.
"A Set of Rogues"
Frank Barrett
And now setting aside enough to pay all bills and furnish our wants till next quarter day, I am resolved to give him every farthing left of the rents paid yesterday, and shall be most hearty glad to be rid of it, for this money do seem to scar my hands every time I touch it; nor can I look at it but my heart is wrung with pity for those poor tenants who paid so gleefully yesterday, for surely their quittances will hold good for no more than spoilt paper if ever our roguery is discovered.
"A Set of Rogues"
Frank Barrett
Lane smiled almost affably as he tossed the quittances upon the table.
"The Mistress of Bonaventure"
Harold Bindloss

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