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 called: chitty. 

   1. a note or memorandum

   2. a requisition or receipt

chit

²

/ tʃɪt /

noun

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

   a young chit of a thing

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

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

Example Sentences

They will then understand the chit as worthless, which must mean the exclusion of the debtor from the game.

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In July, Tidwell posted a video titled “Zoloft chit chat” and said her side effects had been mild—tiredness and nausea for a few days when she started and when she upped her dose.

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By pitching in locally as a team player and helping Democrats win back the House, Newsom could earn national party chits if he ever does actually run for president.

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But some shoppers told the BBC they're happy to skip the queues and the chit chat if it speeds up their shop.

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I think we all know that he will not gracefully concede and quietly retire to play golf and cash in his political chits.

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