lay off vs call it quits

lay off and call it quits both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lay off	No	No	Yes	No
call it quits	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call it quits is a hyponym of lay off; that is, call it quits is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lay off:

lay off: put an end to a state or an activity
call it quits: stop doing what one is doing

Other hyponyms of lay off include drop, knock off, leave off, sign off, retire, withdraw, pull the plug, close off, shut off, cheese, call it a day, break, unfollow.

lay off (verb)	call it quits (verb)
dismiss, usually for economic reasons	stop doing what one is doing
put an end to a state or an activity

lay off vs call it quits

lay off and call it quits both are verbs.

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