discharge+of+a+debt
101lien — A charge upon property for the payment or discharge of a debt or duty. The right which the law gives to have a debt satisfied out of a particular thing; a proprietary interest which, in a given case, may be exercised over the property of another …
102setoff — noun structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly • Syn: ↑set back, ↑offset • Derivationally related forms: ↑offset (for: ↑offset) • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑ …
103settle — set·tle vb set·tled, set·tling vt 1: to resolve conclusively settle a question of law 2: to establish or secure permanently a settled legal principle 3 …
104quittance — noun a) a release or acquittal b) a discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge …
105adjust — ad·just vt 1 a: to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss) b: to make new arrangements with creditors for the payment of (the debts of a debtor in bankruptcy) 2: to calculate in accordance with a system …
106pay in full — index bear the expense, compensate (remunerate), discharge (pay a debt), quit (repay), satisfy ( …
107pay up — index discharge (pay a debt), satisfy (discharge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
108repay — I verb avenge, compensate, get even, give back, give in exchange, indemnify, make amends, make payment, make reparation, make requital, make restitution, pay back, pay in kind, punish, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, redciere, refund, reimburse …
109settle accounts — index discharge (pay a debt), satisfy (discharge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
110voucher — /vawchar/ A receipt, acquittance, or release, which may serve as evidence of payment or discharge of a debt, or to certify the correctness of accounts. An account book containing the acquittances or receipts showing the accountant s discharge of… …
