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chit

1

[ chit ]

noun

  1. a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
  2. any receipt, voucher, or similar document, especially of an informal nature.
  3. Chiefly British. a note; short memorandum.


chit

2

[ chit ]

noun

  1. a child or young person, especially a pert girl.

chit

1

/ tʃɪt /

noun

  1. a voucher for a sum of money owed, esp for food or drink
  2. Also calledchittyˈtʃɪtɪ
    1. a note or memorandum
    2. a requisition or receipt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


chit

2

/ tʃɪt /

noun

  1. facetious.
    a pert, impudent, or self-confident girl or child

    a young chit of a thing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chit1

1775–85; short for chitty < Hindi chiṭṭī

Origin of chit2

1350–1400; for sense of “the young of an animal”; 1615–25 for current sense; Middle English; perhaps akin to kitten or kid 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chit1

C18: from earlier chitty, from Hindi cittha note, from Sanskrit citra brightly-coloured

Origin of chit2

C14 (in the sense: young of an animal, kitten): of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

Political trickery aside, the Maryland primary on Tuesday is just the latest reminder that the stakes of elections matter well beyond political chit trading.

From Time

Not one to go by his gut, Pence’s performance in Georgia Monday evening suggests he anticipates being able to take some credit for Kemp’s expected win on Tuesday—and earn a chit for down the road.

From TIme

Barber suggests, for example, that managers set aside time during virtual meetings for casual chit chat, rather than diving straight into work matters.

We made chit chat and talked about The Trilateral Commission in general terms.

Throughout the day, you would overhear chit-chat about the ongoing tug-of-war between libertarians and social conservatives.

As for using Pollard as a chit, the question remains: for what?

This is the kind of thing that makes for backyard fence chit chat, and it can stick like molasses.

There are smiles, idle chit chat, and small courtesies evident as they enter and depart the courtroom.

Then summoning a smart young jemadar with whom he had talked a good deal during the journey, he asked him to read the chit.

She had no wish to emulate, but neither did she relish feeling provincial, a chit, an outsider.

That chit of a child set down the biscuit, but she snatched up a big cake worth twice as much.

But the idea of dressing that chit up in a violet silk gown fit for a married woman!

May a man not win back to life but a chit of a maid must snatch his chance away?

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