quit

  • 61quit claim — /ˈkwɪt kleɪm/ (say kwit klaym) Law –noun 1. a transfer of all one s interest, as in a parcel of real estate. –verb (t) 2. to quit or give up claim to (a possession, etc.). {Middle English quitclayme, from Anglo French quiteclame, from quiteclamer …

  • 62quit rent — /ˈkwɪt rɛnt/ (say kwit rent) noun rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services which might otherwise have been required. Also, quit rent. {quit, adjective (see quit def. 9) + rent1} …

  • 63Quit India speech — The Quit India speech is a speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8th 1942, on the eve of the Quit India movement. He called for determined, but passive resistance that signified the certitude that Gandhi foresaw for the movement is best… …

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  • 64quit claim deed — A document by which title to real estate is conveyed from one party, the grantor, to another party, the grantee. The distinguishing characteristic of a quit claim deed is that it transfers only such interest, title, or right that the grantor has… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 65quit while one is ahead — in. to stop doing something while one is successful. □ When will I learn to quit while I’m ahead? □ Get into the market. Make some money and get out. Quit while you’re ahead …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 66Quit India — Lecture publique dans le quartier de Basavanagudi à Bangalore, avec en arrière plan Charles Freer Andrews Le mouvement Quit India (Bharat chodo) était un appel pour une indépendance immédiate de l Inde, émis par Gandhi le 8 août 1942. Histoire Le …

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  • 67Quit claim — A lord s release of all claims he may have had over a *villein in return for which he received a sum of money or *quit rent as compensation for this loss of services …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 68Quit rent — A rent paid in lieu of services otherwise owed. Cf. Quit claim …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 69quit this place — leave, go away from here, blow this joint    I m bored. Let s quit this place. Let s get out of here …

    English idioms

  • 70quit hold of — archaic let go of. → quit …

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