quits
quits Lexical Profile
quits Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To leave a job, school, or position permanently (third-person singular simple present of quit).
"If she quits her corporate job this month, she plans to start her own design studio."
To stop or discontinue doing an activity or habit (third-person singular simple present of quit).
"The old printer frequently quits working right in the middle of a large print job."
• adjective
On even terms, especially after a debt, obligation, or score has been settled; commonly used in the phrase "call it quits" to mean agreeing to stop an activity or end a relationship.
"Once I paid him back for the concert tickets, we were finally quits."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an adjective, "quits" is strictly predicative (never placed before a noun) and appears almost exclusively in fixed expressions like "be quits" or "call it quits."
• Rhymes for quits
Word Origin & Etymology
The adjective sense emerged in the late 16th century, likely originating from a pluralized noun form of "quit" (meaning a receipt or settlement of a debt) or as a contraction of Latin quietus (free, discharged).