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quietanza

receipt

noun kwee-eh-TAHN-tsah Rare
People & Society Money

Origin: From Old French quittance, via Medieval Latin quietantia.

Also means

discharge receipt

Usage Note

Quietanza is a formal term for a receipt that proves payment has been made and a debt discharged, used in legal, notarial, and banking contexts. It is more formal than ricevuta (the everyday word for receipt). The plural quietanze is regular. In everyday contexts, scontrino (till receipt) or ricevuta are far more common.

Examples

"Il notaio ha rilasciato una quietanza di pagamento."

Natural Translation

The notary issued a payment receipt.

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