Word adjective
quits
adj.
US /ˈkwɪts/ UK /kwˈɪts/ quits
Definition
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
you use this when you and another person no longer owe each other money or favors.
on equal terms; having settled a debt, obligation, or score so that neither party owes the other.
Simple“I'll pay for the coffee and then we'll be quits for the movie ticket.”
In context“After he returned the borrowed tools and helped me fix the fence, I told him we were finally quits.”
UsageUsed almost exclusively as a predicative adjective after the verb 'to be'.
Real-world usage
“He actually retired because Hughes, his manager, was retiring and he thought it was a good time to call it quits and spend more time with Trish and have a social life.”
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated