quits
quits / kwits/ • adj. (of two people) on even terms, esp. because a debt or score has been settled: I think we're just about quits now, don't you?PHRASES: call it quits agree or acknowledge that terms are now equal, esp. on the settlement of a debt: take this check and we'll call it quits. ∎ decide to abandon an activity or venture: surely, after covering eleven wars, he could be forgiven for calling it quits?
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Quin Shi Huang-Di , quit1 / kwit/ • v. (quit·ting ; past and past part. quit·ted or quit ) 1. [tr.] leave (a place), usually permanently: he was ordered to quit the cabi… acquit , ac·quit / əˈkwit/ • v. (-quit·ted , -quit·ting ) 1. [tr.] (usu. be acquitted) free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty: she w… Smoking Cessation , Smoking cessation means “quitting smoking,” or “withdrawal from nicotine.” Tobacco is highly addictive, therefore, quitting the habit often involves… Social Sciences and the Law , debt / det/ • n. something that is owed or due: I paid off my debts | a way to reduce Third World debt. ∎ the state of owing money: heavily in debt.… National Debt , National Debt
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A national debt is generated when a government runs a budget deficit for consecutive fiscal years; hence its expenditures… Public Debt , public debt, indebtedness of a central government expressed in money terms, often referred to as national debt. The debt is computed differently by n…
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