What does quittance mean?
Quittance means A release or acquittal..
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/ˈkwɪtəns/ · noun
A release or acquittal..
I marvel why I answer’d not again; But that’s all one: omittance is no quittance.
Qu[een]. Ah Mortimer! now breaks the kings hate forth, And he confesseth that he loues me not. Mor[timer] iu[nior]. Crie quittance Madam then, & loue not him.
[…] Plutus, the god of gold, Is but his steward: no meed but he repays Sevenfold above itself; no gift to him But breeds the giver a return exceeding All use of quittance.
Use quittance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quittance means A release or acquittal..
Common synonyms include acquittance, exculpation, exoneration, absolution.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I marvel why I answer’d not again; But that’s all one: omittance is no quittance.
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