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quits

[kwits]

adjective

  1. on equal terms by repayment or retaliation.



quits

/ kwɪts /

adjective

  1. on an equal footing; even

    now we are quits

  2. to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an exclamation indicating willingness to give up

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quits1

1470–80; perhaps < Medieval Latin quittus quit 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. call it quits,

    1. to end one's activity, especially temporarily.

      At 10 o'clock I decided to call it quits for the day.

    2. to abandon an effort.

  2. cry quits, to agree to end competition and consider both sides equal.

    It became too dark to continue play and they decided to cry quits.

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When To Use

What else does quits mean?

If someone quits or calls it quits, they abruptly leave or give up on something, especially leaving a job, relationship, or game.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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