quittance
quit·tance
noun
1.
a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
2.
payment of a debt or obligation
Origin
From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun.
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