Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense quits, present participle quitting language note: The form quit is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. 1. verb
The average person in Britain spends almost Â£50,000 on alcohol during their lifetime, a charity has warned, calling for people to abstain from drinking in October.Macmillan Cancer Support found each Briton spends around Â£787 a year on alcohol, with Londonâs concentration of drinkers spending sizably more.The research, conducted by Onepoll, surveyed 2,000 over-18s. Men spent an average of Â£934.44 per year, the data found, compared with women spending Â£678.60.he average person in Britain spends almost Â£50,000 on alcohol during their lifetime, a charity has warned, calling for people to abstain from drinking in October.
Alcohol spending is on the rise in the U.S., reaching $162 billion in 2011. Per capita consumption, however, is down. Cheers! Alcohol in America is big business.We spent $162 billion buying beer, wine and liquor in 2011. Thatâs in line with a generally steady incline in alcohol spending ever since Prohibition ended, though sales fell briefly during the recession.While overall sales are on the rise, Americans as a whole are drinking less.In 1980, per person consumption was 28.5 gallons of alcohol. By 2008, that volume was down to 25.7 gallons. This decrease reflects a decline in beer and liquor consumption.e spent $162 billion buying beer, wine and liquor in 2011. Thatâs in line with a generally steady incline in alcohol spending ever since Prohibition ended, though sales fell briefly during the recession.