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chit

1 American  
[chit] / tʃɪt /

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 American  
[chit] / tʃɪt /

noun

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

chit 1 British  
/ tʃɪt /

noun

  1. a voucher for a sum of money owed, esp for food or drink

  2. Also called: chitty. 

    1. a note or memorandum

    2. a requisition or receipt

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chit 2 British  
/ tʃɪt /

noun

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

    a young chit of a thing
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Etymology

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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