quittingn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪdɪŋ/

Forms: Middle English quhiteng, Middle English quittinge, Middle English quityng, Middle English quytinge (in a late copy), Middle English quytyng, Middle English–1500s quytynge, 1500s– quitting, 1900s– quittin (U.S. regional); Scottish pre-1700 queyting, pre-1700 quiteing, pre-1700 quiting, pre-1700 quittyn, pre-1700 quiytting, pre-1700 quytane, pre-1700 quyteing, pre-1700 quytine, pre-1700 quyting, pre-1700 quytting, pre-1700 qwiting, pre-1700 qwitting, pre-1700 qwyting, pre-1700 qwytting, pre-1700 qwytyng, pre-1700 1800s– quitting, 1800s quating, 1800s quiting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quit v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < quit v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier quittance n.

The action of quit v. (in various senses); an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 114 Iesu crist ous tekþ zuo to oxi uoryeuenesse and quittinge [c1450 Bk. Vices & Virtues acquitaunce; Fr. quitance] huanne we biddeþ oure guode uader..þet he ous uoryue [read uoryeue] our misdedes.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 125 For quytynge [?a1475 anon. tr. in a recompensacion] þerof he ȝaf to þe bisshop of Lyncolne a real citee.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. lix. 18 As to veniaunce, as to ȝeldyng of indignacioun to hise enemyes, and to quityng of tyme [L. vicissitudinem] to hise aduersaries, he schal ȝelde while [L. vicem] to ylis.

c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 67 (MED) Ensaumple of þe first maner is þis: feding, cloþing..oute of prisoun quytyng, biriyng, [etc.].

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxxi. f. 271^v He was rewarded..for his manly quytynge.

1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 1115 That such stones did in olde time witnesse the quitting of a man.

1647–9 in Eng. Hist. Rev. Oct. (1917) 572 Having declaired the authoritie Sir Hugh had from the Parliament and his deportment in the quitting of itt.

1688 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 272 Thanksgiving..for the deliverance and quitting of the archbishop.

1724 D. Defoe Fortunate Mistress 248 My Lord had..so far slighted me, as fairly to justifie my entire quitting of him now.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 211 In case the notice of quitting proceeds from any tenant.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon Concl. 468 The peasant's mind should never be inspired with a desire to amend his circumstances by the quitting of his cast.

1866 Musical Times July 329/2 The quitting of their seats during the performance of music was a very serious inconvenience.

1942 R. L. Haig-Brown Timber xii. 159 Just another day, sixteen or eighteen loads out before the quitting whistle blew and the gut-wagon came up to take the crew in for supper.

1994 Denver Post 17 Jan. d5/2 Warren said CU's rash of player suspensions and quittings at the end of the year was not a factor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

quittingadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quit v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < quit v. + -ing suffix².

That quits; that is in the process of quitting.

ΚΠ

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Oct. 11/1 The quitting tenant is forbidden to remove..trees and bushes.

1912 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 20 128 This penalizes the quitting employee out of his equity.

1958 Times 15 Jan. 16/6 Low rent; £500 for furniture, &c. to quitting tenant.

2000 Here's Health May 11/1 This on-line community is run by quitting smokers, for quitting smokers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quitting
释义	quittingn. Brit. /ˈkwɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪdɪŋ/ Forms: Middle English quhiteng, Middle English quittinge, Middle English quityng, Middle English quytinge (in a late copy), Middle English quytyng, Middle English–1500s quytynge, 1500s– quitting, 1900s– quittin (U.S. regional); Scottish pre-1700 queyting, pre-1700 quiteing, pre-1700 quiting, pre-1700 quittyn, pre-1700 quiytting, pre-1700 quytane, pre-1700 quyteing, pre-1700 quytine, pre-1700 quyting, pre-1700 quytting, pre-1700 qwiting, pre-1700 qwitting, pre-1700 qwyting, pre-1700 qwytting, pre-1700 qwytyng, pre-1700 1800s– quitting, 1800s quating, 1800s quiting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quit v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < quit v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier quittance n. The action of quit v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ΚΠ 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 114 Iesu crist ous tekþ zuo to oxi uoryeuenesse and quittinge [c1450 Bk. Vices & Virtues acquitaunce; Fr. quitance] huanne we biddeþ oure guode uader..þet he ous uoryue [read uoryeue] our misdedes. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 125 For quytynge [?a1475 anon. tr. in a recompensacion] þerof he ȝaf to þe bisshop of Lyncolne a real citee. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. lix. 18 As to veniaunce, as to ȝeldyng of indignacioun to hise enemyes, and to quityng of tyme [L. vicissitudinem] to hise aduersaries, he schal ȝelde while [L. vicem] to ylis. c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 67 (MED) Ensaumple of þe first maner is þis: feding, cloþing..oute of prisoun quytyng, biriyng, [etc.]. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxxi. f. 271^v He was rewarded..for his manly quytynge. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 1115 That such stones did in olde time witnesse the quitting of a man. 1647–9 in Eng. Hist. Rev. Oct. (1917) 572 Having declaired the authoritie Sir Hugh had from the Parliament and his deportment in the quitting of itt. 1688 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 272 Thanksgiving..for the deliverance and quitting of the archbishop. 1724 D. Defoe Fortunate Mistress 248 My Lord had..so far slighted me, as fairly to justifie my entire quitting of him now. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 211 In case the notice of quitting proceeds from any tenant. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon Concl. 468 The peasant's mind should never be inspired with a desire to amend his circumstances by the quitting of his cast. 1866 Musical Times July 329/2 The quitting of their seats during the performance of music was a very serious inconvenience. 1942 R. L. Haig-Brown Timber xii. 159 Just another day, sixteen or eighteen loads out before the quitting whistle blew and the gut-wagon came up to take the crew in for supper. 1994 Denver Post 17 Jan. d5/2 Warren said CU's rash of player suspensions and quittings at the end of the year was not a factor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quittingadj. Brit. /ˈkwɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quit v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < quit v. + -ing suffix². That quits; that is in the process of quitting. ΚΠ 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Oct. 11/1 The quitting tenant is forbidden to remove..trees and bushes. 1912 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 20 128 This penalizes the quitting employee out of his equity. 1958 Times 15 Jan. 16/6 Low rent; £500 for furniture, &c. to quitting tenant. 2000 Here's Health May 11/1 This on-line community is run by quitting smokers, for quitting smokers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1340adj.1886
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