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quits  (kwts)
adj.
On even terms with by payment or requital: I am finally quits with the loan.

[Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin quittus, qutus, past participle of qutre, to free) of quit, rid of a debt, from Old French quiter; see quit.]

quits
Adjective
Informal
1. on an equal footing
2. call it quits to end a dispute or contest, agreeing that honours are even
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.quits - on equal terms by payment or requital; "we're now quits"; "finally quits with the loan"
equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
Translations
quits [kwɪts] adj quits (with) → en paz (con);
let's call it quits → quedamos en paz
quits [kwɪts] adj quits (with) → quitte (envers);
let's call it quits → restons-en là
quits [kwɪts] adj we're quits → wir sind quitt;
let's call it quits → lassen wirs dabei
quits [kwɪts] adj quits (with) → pari (con);
let's call it quits → adesso siamo pari


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Frederica shall be Sir James's wife before she quits my house, and she may whimper, and the Vernons may storm, I regard them not.
"No, certainly not," replied Barbicane; "we require an enormous initial velocity; and you are well aware that a shot quits a rifled gun less rapidly than it does a smooth-bore.
"I shall be quits," said D'Artagnan, as he galloped along, "by getting a little talk with Aramis this evening.
 
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