quits

American  

[kwits] / kwɪts /

adjective

1. on equal terms by repayment or retaliation.

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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.

quits British  

/ 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

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interjection

1. an exclamation indicating willingness to give up

Usage

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.

Etymology

Origin of quits

1470–80; perhaps < Medieval Latin quittus quit ¹

Example Sentences

The quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave their job.

From The Wall Street Journal

He almost called it quits a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ruth, a fashion designer who quits the high-pressure world to become a teacher, acts as a contrast to the hustle culture-inspired ambitions of wannabe billionaire Becket, Henwick says.

From BBC

The narrator of Anne Haverty’s “One Day as a Tiger” quits college in a time of personal crisis to return to the family farm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two that are especially relevant for mobility — job openings and job quits — have dropped considerably from their postpandemic highs.

From MarketWatch