- quits
- adjective Etymology: Middle English, quit, probably from Medieval Latin quittus, alteration of Latin quietus at rest Date: 1663 being on even terms by repayment or requital
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quits — [kwıts] adj informal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from quit free of ; QUITE] 1.) be quits BrE if two people are quits, neither one owes anything to the other = ↑straight ▪ I ll give you £10, and then we re quits. 2.) call it quits … Dictionary of contemporary English
quits — [ kwıts ] adjective in a situation where neither of two people owes the other one anything: Do this one last thing for me and we ll be quits. call it quits INFORMAL 1. ) to agree that neither person owes the other one anything: Take five dollars… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quits — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ on equal terms by retaliation or repayment. ● call it quits Cf. ↑call it quits ORIGIN originally in the sense «freed from a liability or debt»: perhaps an informal abbreviation of Latin quittus, from quietus, used as a receipt (see… … English terms dictionary
quits — [kwits] adj. [ME, prob. contr. < ML quittus, var. of quietus: see QUIETUS] on even terms, as by discharge of a debt, retaliation in vengeance, etc. ☆ call it quits Informal 1. to stop working, playing, etc. 2. to stop being friendly or… … English World dictionary
Quits — (kw[i^]ts), interj. See the Note under {Quit}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quits — even (with another), 1660s; see QUIT (Cf. quit) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
quits — adjective informal 1 be quits (with) to be in an equal situation with someone again, especially because you have paid them what you owed: You pay for the taxi, and that ll make us quits. | If I win the next game, we ll be quits. 2 call it quits… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quits — /kwits/, adj. 1. on equal terms by repayment or retaliation. 2. call it quits, a. to end one s activity, esp. temporarily: At 10 o clock I decided to call it quits for the day. b. to abandon an effort. 3. cry quits, to agree to end competition… … Universalium
quits — n. (colloq.) to call it quits ( to cease doing smt. ) * * * [kwɪts] (colloq.) to call it quits ( to cease doing smt. ) … Combinatory dictionary
quits — UK [kwɪts] / US adjective in a situation where neither of two people owes the other one anything Do this one last thing for me and we ll be quits. • call it quits … English dictionary
quits — /kwɪts / (say kwits) adjective 1. on equal terms by repayment or retaliation. –phrase 2. bet double or quits, to make a bet, usually to cover a preceding lost bet, so that if the bet is lost, the better forfeits twice the stake, but if it is won …
