QUIT

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e, ~, from Anglo-French Date: 13th century released from obligation, charge, or penalty, II. verb (~; also ~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~en, ~ten, from Anglo-French ~er, from ~e free of, released, from Latin quietus quiet, at rest Date: 13th century transitive verb to make full payment of ; pay up , to set free ; relieve , release , conduct , ac~ , 4. to depart from or out of, to leave the company of, give up 1 , give up 2 , intransitive verb to cease normal, expected, or necessary action , to give up employment, to admit defeat ; give up , see: stop III. noun Date: circa 1923 the act or an instance of ~ting a job