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to quit a debt

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  • quit — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English quite, quit, from Anglo French Date: 13th century released from obligation, charge, or penalty; especially free II. verb (quit; also quitted; quitting) Etymology: Middle English quiten, quitten, from …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quit — I (discontinue) verb abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, admit defeat, apostatize, arrest, back out, become inactive, break off, bring to an end, call a halt, capitulate, cause a stoppage, cause to halt, cease, cease progress,… …   Law dictionary

  • Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • quit|tance — «KWIHT uhns», noun. 1. a release from debt or obligation. 2. the paper certifying this; receipt: »He then folded the quittance, and put it under his cap (Scott). 3. the act of getting back at somebody; repayment; reprisal. SYNONYM( …   Useful english 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

  • 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

  • quit — {{11}}quit (adj.) early 13c., free, clear, from O.Fr. quite free, clear, from L. quietus free (in M.L. free from war, debts, etc. ), also calm, resting (see QUIET (Cf. quiet)). {{12}}quit (v.) c.1200, to repay, discharge (a debt. etc.), from O.Fr …   Etymology dictionary

  • quit — verb /kwɪt/ a) To pay (a debt, fine etc.). twyes smote I hym doune, thenne he promysed to quyte me on my best frynde, and so he wounded my sone [...]. b) To conduct oneself, acquit oneself, to behave (in a specified way). Vnthankfull wretch (said …   Wiktionary

  • To quit cost — Quit Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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