quit
verb [ I or T ]
uk/kwɪt/ us HR, WORKPLACE informal
to leave your job:
quit your job (as sth) Unable to drive, Lee was forced to quit his job.
Mr. Turner quit his job as a loan officer to take up dairy farming.
If she hates her job, why doesn't she quit?
informal
to leave a place or stop an activity:
He hates Britain and wants to quit for good.
I would love to quit magazine work.
quit doing sth As many as a third of producers have indicated that they intend to quit milking cows unless returns improve.
IT
to close a program on a computer:
If a window appears asking you whether to quit any open applications, click Continue.