# quits

/ˈkwɪts/ (US) · /kwˈɪts/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/quits
Updated: 2026-08-08

## Senses

### 1. even or equal

adjective · CEFR B2 · Informal

you use this when you and another person no longer owe each other money or favors.

For teachers: on equal terms; having settled a debt, obligation, or score so that neither party owes the other.

- I'll pay for the coffee and then we'll be quits for the movie ticket.
- After he returned the borrowed tools and helped me fix the fence, I told him we were finally quits.

Usage: Used almost exclusively as a predicative adjective after the verb 'to be'.

## Examples

- I'll pay for lunch today and then we're quits.
- After he returned the favor by helping me move house, I told him we were finally quits.
- The two rivals shook hands after the final match, agreeing that their long-standing series of victories and defeats had left them quits at last.

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