quitus — (kui tus ) s. m. Terme de finance. Arrêté ou jugement définitif d un compte. Avoir le quitus d un compte. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Quittus, COTGRAVE . ÉTYMOLOGIE Quitus et quittus est le latin des comptes et des chartes pour rendre quitte … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
quit — quit1 quittable, adj. /kwit/, v., quit or quitted, quitting, adj. v.t. 1. to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house. 2. to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore… … Universalium
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
quitus — [ kitys ] n. m. • 1421; mot du lat. médiév.→ quitte ♦ Dr. Acte par lequel le responsable de la gestion d une affaire est reconnu s en être acquitté de manière conforme à ses obligations et est déchargé de toute responsabilité. ⇒ décharge. Donner… … Encyclopédie Universelle
quits — adjective on equal terms because a debt or score has been settled. Phrases call it quits 1》 agree that terms are now equal. 2》 decide to abandon an activity. Origin C15 (in the sense freed from a liability or debt ): perh. a colloq. abbrev. of… … English new terms dictionary
quit — [[t]kwɪt[/t]] v. quit quit•ted, quit•ting, 1) to stop, cease, or discontinue 2) to depart from; leave (a place or person) 3) to resign; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne[/ex] 4) to release one s hold of (something grasped) 5) to free or … From formal English to slang
quits — [[t]kwɪts[/t]] adj. on equal terms by repayment or retaliation • call it quits Etymology: 1470–80; perh. < ML quittus quit … From formal English to slang
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
quit — [kwit] vt. QUIT or sometimes quitted, quitting, quit [ME quiten < OFr quiter < ML quittus, quietus, free: see QUIET] 1. to free (oneself) of 2. to discharge (a debt or obligation); repay 3. to stop having, using, or doing (something); give… … English World dictionary
