chit

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noun
  1. a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.

  2. any receipt, voucher, or similar document, especially of an informal nature.

  1. Chiefly British. a note; short memorandum.

Origin of chit

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1775–85; short for chitty<Hindi chiṭṭī

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chit2
[ chit ]

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

Origin of chit

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1350–1400; for sense of “the young of an animal”; 1615–25 for current sense; Middle English; perhaps akin to kitten or kid1

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British Dictionary definitions for chit (1 of 2)

chit1

/ (tʃɪt) /


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

  2. Also called: chitty (ˈtʃɪtɪ) mainly British

    • a note or memorandum

    • a requisition or receipt

Origin of chit

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

British Dictionary definitions for chit (2 of 2)

chit2

/ (tʃɪt) /


noun
  1. facetious, or derogatory a pert, impudent, or self-confident girl or child: a young chit of a thing

Origin of chit

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

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