To cease trying to accomplish or continue

• lay off

  1. (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
  2. (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
  3. (idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

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  1. (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
  2. (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
  3. (idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

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• swear off

  1. (idiomatic) To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.

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  1. (idiomatic) To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.

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• stop

  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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• remit

  1. To transmit (money) in payment.
  2. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
  3. To pardon; forgive:

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  1. To transmit (money) in payment.
  2. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
  3. To pardon; forgive:

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• relinquish

  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
  3. To let go; surrender:

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  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
  3. To let go; surrender:

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• quit

  1. To cease or discontinue:
  2. To resign from or relinquish:
  3. To depart from; leave:

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  1. To cease or discontinue:
  2. To resign from or relinquish:
  3. To depart from; leave:

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• leave off

  1. (idiomatic) to omit
  2. (informal) To desist; to cease.
  3. (intransitive)

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  1. (idiomatic) to omit
  2. (informal) To desist; to cease.
  3. (intransitive)

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• give up

  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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• discontinue

  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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• break off

  1. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
  3. The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game

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  1. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
  3. The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game

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• abandon

  1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:

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  1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:

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