quits
Because it is a word with a single syllable, quits is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofquits
- To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
- To repay (someone) for (something).
- To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
- To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
- To carry through; to go through to the end.
- To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
- To abandon, renounce (a thing).
- To leave (a place).
- To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
Example: "After having to work overtime without being paid, I quit my job."
- To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).
Example: "John is planning to quit smoking."
- To close (an application).
- On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.
Example: "Here's the last of the money you lent me. We're quits now, right?"
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