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81Payment — Pay ment, n. [F. payment, paiement. See {Pay} to requite.] 1. The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation. [1913 Webster] No man envieth the payment of a debt. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is paid;… …
82satisfy — sat·is·fy vt fied, fy·ing 1 a: to carry out the terms or obligation of (as by payment of money) refused to satisfy the judgment against her satisfy a condition precedent; broadly: to cause to be discharged, settled, or paid sought to satisfy his… …
83redeem — re·deem /ri dēm/ vt 1 a: repurchase b: to repurchase by right and not on the open market redeem preferred shares 2 a: to free from a lien or pledge usu. by payment of the amount secured thereby …
84amortize — amor·tize / a mər ˌtīz, ə mȯr / vt tized, tiz·ing: to reduce (an amount) gradually: as a: to pay off (as a loan) gradually usu. by periodic payments of principal and interest or payments to a sinking fund b: to gradually reduce the cost of (as… …
85Reaffirmation agreement — A reaffirmation agreement in United States bankruptcy law refers to an agreement made between a creditor and the debtor that waives discharge of a debt that would otherwise be discharged in the pending bankruptcy proceeding. A properly executed,… …
86acquittance — /euh kwit ns/, n. 1. the act of acquitting. 2. the discharge of a debt or obligation. 3. a document or receipt as evidence of the discharge of a debt or obligation. [1300 50; ME aquitance < OF. See ACQUIT, ANCE] * * * …
87quittance — /kwit ns/, n. 1. recompense or requital. 2. discharge from a debt or obligation. 3. a document certifying discharge from debt or obligation, as a receipt. [1175 1225; ME quitaunce < OF quitance, equiv. to quit(er) to QUIT1 + ance ANCE] * * * …
88refund — I noun compensation, cut, discount, indemnification, money back, payment for expenses, rebate, recompense, recoupment, reduction, refundment, reimbursement, repayment, replacement, restitution, return, satisfaction, settlement II verb adjust,… …
89voucher — vouch·er / vau̇ chər/ n [Anglo French, summoning of a person to guarantee title, from voucher to summon] 1: a documentary record of a business transaction 2: a written affidavit or authorization 3: a form or check indicating a credit against… …
90pay off — vt 1: to pay (a debt or credit) in full the loan was paid off 2: bribe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
