Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
quit — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English quite, quit, from Anglo French Date: 13th century released from obligation, charge, or penalty; especially free II. verb (quit; also quitted; quitting) Etymology: Middle English quiten, quitten, from … New Collegiate Dictionary
quit — I (discontinue) verb abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, admit defeat, apostatize, arrest, back out, become inactive, break off, bring to an end, call a halt, capitulate, cause a stoppage, cause to halt, cease, cease progress,… … Law dictionary
Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quit-rent — or Quit rent is a form of levy or land tax imposed on freehold or leased land by a higher landowning authority, usually government or its assigns.Under feudal law, the payment of quit rent freed the tenant of a holding from the obligation to… … Wikipedia
pay — I noun allowance, award, compensation, consideration, defrayal, defrayment, earnings, emolument, fee, grant, hire, income, indemnity, meed, merces, monetary return, payment, perquisite, profit, reckoning, recompense, reimbursement, remittance,… … Law dictionary
pay off — vt 1: to pay (a debt or credit) in full the loan was paid off 2: bribe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
pay period — OBED has an entry for payphone donsn t seem especially businessy so not added MS pay period ➔ period * * * pay period UK US noun [C] ► HR the amount of time that an employee works before being paid, for example a week or a month: »The length of… … Financial and business terms
quit — To leave or remove from. Commonly used in the context of leases when a tenant is served with a notice to quit or pay rent. United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
pay in full — index bear the expense, compensate (remunerate), discharge (pay a debt), quit (repay), satisfy ( … Law dictionary
