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

   a young chit of a thing

chit

²

/ 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chit¹

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

Origin of chit²

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

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.

From Washington Post

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg