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notice to quit

noun phrase

Definition of notice to quit

: a formal warning to someone that he or she will have to leave (leased premises)
  • The landlord gave the tenants notice to quit (the premises).

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notice play

  1. : warning or intimation of something : announcement

  2. : the announcement of a party's intention to quit an agreement or relation at a specified time

  3. : the condition of being warned or notified

  1. : to give notice of

  2. : to comment upon

  3. : review

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quit play

  1. : released from obligation, charge, or penalty

  1. : to make full payment of : pay up

  2. : to set free : relieve, release

  3. : conduct, acquit

  1. : the act or an instance of quitting a job

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