quitsadj.n.

Brit.

/kwɪts/, U.S.

/kwɪts/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: quit adj.

Etymology: Apparently < quit adj., with final -s perhaps by association with post-classical Latin quitus, quittus (see quit adj.) or classical Latin quiētus as used in medieval accounts (see note at quietus est n., and compare quitsest n.). Compare Middle French, French quitus acquittance, discharge, closure of an account (1421).

A. adj.

†1.

a. Clear, free of debt; discharged of a liability. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1478 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 7 Rest to the Wardenes xviijs. ixd. paid them, so quits herof.

1590 Acct.-bk. of William Wray in Antiquary (1896) 32 374 Su[mma] is iiij li. iiij s. ij d.; payd and quits.

b. Free, rid of; = quit adj. 1b. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without

wane971

quit?c1225

helpless1362

desolatec1386

wantsomea1400

ungirtc1412

voidc1420

wantinga1475

destitutea1500

unfurnished1541

defect1543

bankrupt1567

frustrate1576

wanting1580

wanting1592

sterile1642

minus1807

lacking1838

to be stuck up for1860

short1873

wanting1874

quits1885

light1936

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not hindering or encumbering > not hindered or encumbered > unburdened (by trouble, etc.)

quit?c1225

unburdened1548

clear1569

clear1635

quits1885

1885 M. E. Herbert tr. F. Lagrange Life Dupanloup I. 277 They only wish to be quits of the whole thing.

a. Even or equal with, esp. by means of repayment or retaliation. to cry quits: to declare oneself equal or even with another (cf. quittance n. Phrases 2) (now rare). double or quits: see double adv. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > equal or even with someone or something

quit1490

quits1625

straight1730

trick and tie1825

to be evens1844

square1859

peels1881

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > be or become equal [verb (intransitive)] > be, get, or declare oneself even

to make oneself evenc1390

to cry quittance1579

to cry (a person) quit1590

to cry quits1625

to start faira1637

to get hunk (with)1845

1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 408 This cruelty he committed partly to revenge himselfe on Alexander..& partly to cry quits with Olimpias, who had lately murdered K. Aridaeus, and Euridice his Queene, with whom Cassander is thought to haue beene ouer familiar.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. xi. 127 To crie quits with them, our English authours impute it to the envie of the French.

1650 A. Cowley Guardian v. v. sig. E3^v Dog. I had quite forgot you... Bla. By my troth, Sir, we are both quits then;..I have forgot you.

1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 127 Revenge..expressed in common language by ‘I will be quits with him’.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela (1824) I. xxix. 47 Do you think, as I had no wages, I may be supposed to be quits?

1771 Fair Orphan i. v. 10 What had you done with your modesty when you were catched in the hayloft with your old friend, Will, the coachman?—take that with you—and as for your trumpery that you gave me, we'll be after crying quits.

1816 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) I. 356 I shall be content to be quits with fortune for a very moderate portion.

1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene II. i. 70 I should have fired at you, so we may cry quits on that score.

1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor II. xx. 215 When all was paid, the young King and the sorceress queen were quits.

1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols x. 125 On the young man making an apology, the old man had been content to cry quits.

1914 G. B. Pollard Let. Oct. in L. Housman War Lett. of Fallen Englishmen (1930) 221 We have got to stick it longer than the other side and go on producing men, money, and material until they cry quits.

1922 People's Home Jrnl. July 13/3 She had amply repaid him for a trifling act of courtesy, and they were quits.

1954 I. Murdoch Under Net v. 86 I decided that if I gave him the radiogram we'd be approximately quits.

1991 M. Lide Command of King (BNC) 74 When she is free, so we are quits.

b. to call (it) quits = to cry quits at sense A. 2a; (also) to abandon a quarrel, venture, etc., esp. in order to cut one's losses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > abandon an attempt or enterprise [verb (intransitive)]

unbenda1400

unbinda1400

to leave (a person) the field?c1450

to give upa1616

to call (it) quits1851

to pull the pin1860

to hang up one's fiddle1889

to pack in1906

to pack up1925

to cop out1942

to give it away1949

1851 Democratic State Reg. (Watertown, Wisconsin) 23 June 2/3 We have discontinued our paper to the following individuals, who have neglected to pay up arrearages... Hand up the balance due and we will call it quits.

1898 J. London Let. 30 Nov. (1966) 5 Tomorrow I would cut my throat and call quits with the whole cursed business.

1950 Manch. Guardian Weekly 16 Mar. 2/2 The old isolationists want to ‘call quits’ on the whole business.

1963 J. Joesten They call it Intelligence ii. viii. 75 Vic smelled a rat and decided to call it quits.

1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 Feb. 2/4 Nearly bitten alive with mosquitoes..I called it quits and joined the gang in the [boat].

1998 Details Apr. 190/2 Three years later, he moved to Cowen. He gutted it out until last November, when he finally decided to call it quits.

†B. n.

1. An equivalent, a recompense. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equal, counterpart, or equivalent

ylikeeOE

likea1200

make?c1225

fellow?a1425

proportion?a1425

countervailc1430

matcha1450

meetc1450

pareil?c1450

resemblant1484

equivalent1502

countermatch1587

second1599

parallel1600

equipollent1611

balancea1616

tantamount1637

analogy1646

analogate1652

form-fellow1659

equivalency1698

par1711

homologizer1716

peel1722

analogon1797

quits1806

correlate1821

analogue1837

representant1847

homologue1848

countertype1855

homologon1871

correlative1875

vis-à-vis1900

counterpart1903

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. ix. 259 Fifty pounds..which..was to be quits for sister's virtue.

2. Reprisal, retaliation. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > retaliation or retribution

yieldinga1340

talion1412

retributiona1425

recompensec1425

recompensationa1513

requitement1548

retaliation1581

lex talionis1597

requital1597

retaling1597

taliationa1601

law of retalion1607

talio1611

retail1615

retorsion1637

repercussion1641

retributing1645

reddition1656

retortion1762

poetical justice1796

utu1828

retort1836

quits1865

poetic justice1991

1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 38 Not finding the occasion favourable for taking immediate quits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quits
释义	quitsadj.n. Brit. /kwɪts/, U.S. /kwɪts/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: quit adj. Etymology: Apparently < quit adj., with final -s perhaps by association with post-classical Latin quitus, quittus (see quit adj.) or classical Latin quiētus as used in medieval accounts (see note at quietus est n., and compare quitsest n.). Compare Middle French, French quitus acquittance, discharge, closure of an account (1421). A. adj. †1. a. Clear, free of debt; discharged of a liability. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1478 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 7 Rest to the Wardenes xviijs. ixd. paid them, so quits herof. 1590 Acct.-bk. of William Wray in Antiquary (1896) 32 374 Su[mma] is iiij li. iiij s. ij d.; payd and quits. b. Free, rid of; = quit adj. 1b. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without wane971 quit?c1225 helpless1362 desolatec1386 wantsomea1400 ungirtc1412 voidc1420 wantinga1475 destitutea1500 unfurnished1541 defect1543 bankrupt1567 frustrate1576 wanting1580 wanting1592 sterile1642 minus1807 lacking1838 to be stuck up for1860 short1873 wanting1874 quits1885 light1936 the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not hindering or encumbering > not hindered or encumbered > unburdened (by trouble, etc.) quit?c1225 unburdened1548 clear1569 clear1635 quits1885 1885 M. E. Herbert tr. F. Lagrange Life Dupanloup I. 277 They only wish to be quits of the whole thing. 2. a. Even or equal with, esp. by means of repayment or retaliation. to cry quits: to declare oneself equal or even with another (cf. quittance n. Phrases 2) (now rare). double or quits: see double adv. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > equal or even with someone or something quit1490 quits1625 straight1730 trick and tie1825 to be evens1844 square1859 peels1881 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > be or become equal [verb (intransitive)] > be, get, or declare oneself even to make oneself evenc1390 to cry quittance1579 to cry (a person) quit1590 to cry quits1625 to start faira1637 to get hunk (with)1845 1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 408 This cruelty he committed partly to revenge himselfe on Alexander..& partly to cry quits with Olimpias, who had lately murdered K. Aridaeus, and Euridice his Queene, with whom Cassander is thought to haue beene ouer familiar. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. xi. 127 To crie quits with them, our English authours impute it to the envie of the French. 1650 A. Cowley Guardian v. v. sig. E3^v Dog. I had quite forgot you... Bla. By my troth, Sir, we are both quits then;..I have forgot you. 1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 127 Revenge..expressed in common language by ‘I will be quits with him’. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela (1824) I. xxix. 47 Do you think, as I had no wages, I may be supposed to be quits? 1771 Fair Orphan i. v. 10 What had you done with your modesty when you were catched in the hayloft with your old friend, Will, the coachman?—take that with you—and as for your trumpery that you gave me, we'll be after crying quits. 1816 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) I. 356 I shall be content to be quits with fortune for a very moderate portion. 1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene II. i. 70 I should have fired at you, so we may cry quits on that score. 1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor II. xx. 215 When all was paid, the young King and the sorceress queen were quits. 1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols x. 125 On the young man making an apology, the old man had been content to cry quits. 1914 G. B. Pollard Let. Oct. in L. Housman War Lett. of Fallen Englishmen (1930) 221 We have got to stick it longer than the other side and go on producing men, money, and material until they cry quits. 1922 People's Home Jrnl. July 13/3 She had amply repaid him for a trifling act of courtesy, and they were quits. 1954 I. Murdoch Under Net v. 86 I decided that if I gave him the radiogram we'd be approximately quits. 1991 M. Lide Command of King (BNC) 74 When she is free, so we are quits. b. to call (it) quits = to cry quits at sense A. 2a; (also) to abandon a quarrel, venture, etc., esp. in order to cut one's losses. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > abandon an attempt or enterprise [verb (intransitive)] unbenda1400 unbinda1400 to leave (a person) the field?c1450 to give upa1616 to call (it) quits1851 to pull the pin1860 to hang up one's fiddle1889 to pack in1906 to pack up1925 to cop out1942 to give it away1949 1851 Democratic State Reg. (Watertown, Wisconsin) 23 June 2/3 We have discontinued our paper to the following individuals, who have neglected to pay up arrearages... Hand up the balance due and we will call it quits. 1898 J. London Let. 30 Nov. (1966) 5 Tomorrow I would cut my throat and call quits with the whole cursed business. 1950 Manch. Guardian Weekly 16 Mar. 2/2 The old isolationists want to ‘call quits’ on the whole business. 1963 J. Joesten They call it Intelligence ii. viii. 75 Vic smelled a rat and decided to call it quits. 1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 Feb. 2/4 Nearly bitten alive with mosquitoes..I called it quits and joined the gang in the [boat]. 1998 Details Apr. 190/2 Three years later, he moved to Cowen. He gutted it out until last November, when he finally decided to call it quits. †B. n. 1. An equivalent, a recompense. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equal, counterpart, or equivalent ylikeeOE likea1200 make?c1225 fellow?a1425 proportion?a1425 countervailc1430 matcha1450 meetc1450 pareil?c1450 resemblant1484 equivalent1502 countermatch1587 second1599 parallel1600 equipollent1611 balancea1616 tantamount1637 analogy1646 analogate1652 form-fellow1659 equivalency1698 par1711 homologizer1716 peel1722 analogon1797 quits1806 correlate1821 analogue1837 representant1847 homologue1848 countertype1855 homologon1871 correlative1875 vis-à-vis1900 counterpart1903 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. ix. 259 Fifty pounds..which..was to be quits for sister's virtue. 2. Reprisal, retaliation. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > retaliation or retribution yieldinga1340 talion1412 retributiona1425 recompensec1425 recompensationa1513 requitement1548 retaliation1581 lex talionis1597 requital1597 retaling1597 taliationa1601 law of retalion1607 talio1611 retail1615 retorsion1637 repercussion1641 retributing1645 reddition1656 retortion1762 poetical justice1796 utu1828 retort1836 quits1865 poetic justice1991 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 38 Not finding the occasion favourable for taking immediate quits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1478
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