chit
1a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
any receipt, voucher, or similar document, especially of an informal nature.
Chiefly British. a note; short memorandum.
Origin of chit
1Other definitions for chit (2 of 2)
a child or young person, especially a pert girl.
Origin of chit
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How to use chit in a sentence
In an effort to collect chits for 2016, Hillary Clinton had campaigned hard for fellow Democrats in 2014.
And, she shot a malignant glance at Ruth Fielding, I am not used to being taken to task upon any subject by these college-chits!
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross | Alice B. EmersonI hate your self-conscious chits of seventeen, who can only chat and giggle; I like a woman who has something to say for herself.
Strange Stories | Grant AllenI suppose it must be some malady engendered by the climate, only to be relieved by the incessant inditing of "chits."
An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah | Beth EllisAt first I was filled with a great wonder as to what might be the nature of these mysterious "Chits."
An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah | Beth Ellis
Then I went into Company Headquarters to be ready for chits, as all the other officers were away somewhere.
At Ypres with Best-Dunkley | Thomas Hope Floyd
British Dictionary definitions for chit (1 of 2)
/ (tʃɪt) /
a voucher for a sum of money owed, esp for food or drink
Also called: chitty (ˈtʃɪtɪ) mainly British
a note or memorandum
a requisition or receipt
Origin of chit
1British Dictionary definitions for chit (2 of 2)
/ (tʃɪt) /
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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