chit

[ chit ]

/ tʃɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR chit ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a 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

1775–85; short for chitty<Hindi chiṭṭī

Words nearby chit

Chisimaio, Chişinău, chi-square, chi-square distribution, chi-square test, chit, Chita, chital, chitarrone, chitchat, chitin

Definition for chit (2 of 2)

chit²

[ chit ]

/ tʃɪt /

noun

a child or young person, especially a pert girl.

Origin of chit

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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Example sentences from the Web for chit

As for using Pollard as a chit, the question remains: for what?
Just Wait Two Years To Free Pollard|Ali Gharib|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As the New York primary drew closer, Mitt Romney had a chit in his pocket that he could cash in at the right moment.
New York Congressman Peter King: Romney Never Acted on Endorsement Offer|Howard Kurtz|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And God help America when our high priestess of chit chat, Oprah, wraps her long-running weep-fest later this year.
Good Politicians Are Bad TV|Michelle Cottle|January 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If I got three meals in two days I considered myself jolly lucky, and he made me sign a chit for ten dollars every week.
Lord Jim|Joseph Conrad

I wouldn't let a chit like that order what a household of grown people should do and make them bow down to her.
A Little Girl in Old Salem|Amanda Minnie Douglas
Look at that little Morris chit with her cheek plastered up to Johnnie Rawlins'!
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
The chit and her young officer felt unequal to remaining outside, against the tidal wave of the returned motorists.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
Allison ordered Tommy's drink and watched the corporal mark it up in his chit book.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for chit (1 of 2)

chit¹

/ (tʃɪt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for chit

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

British Dictionary definitions for chit (2 of 2)

chit²

/ (tʃɪt) /

noun

facetious, or derogatory a pert, impudent, or self-confident girl or childa young chit of a thing

Word Origin for chit

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

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单词	chit
释义	chit ¹ [ chit ] / tʃɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chit ON THESAURUS.COM noun a 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 ¹ 1775–85; short for chitty<Hindi chiṭṭī Words nearby chit Chisimaio, Chişinău, chi-square, chi-square distribution, chi-square test, chit, Chita, chital, chitarrone, chitchat, chitin Definition for chit (2 of 2) chit² [ chit ] / tʃɪt / noun a child or young person, especially a pert girl. Origin of chit ² 1350–1400; for sense of “the young of an animal”; 1615–25 for current sense; Middle English; perhaps akin to kitten or kid¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chit As for using Pollard as a chit, the question remains: for what? Just Wait Two Years To Free Pollard\|Ali Gharib\|April 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST As the New York primary drew closer, Mitt Romney had a chit in his pocket that he could cash in at the right moment. New York Congressman Peter King: Romney Never Acted on Endorsement Offer\|Howard Kurtz\|April 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And God help America when our high priestess of chit chat, Oprah, wraps her long-running weep-fest later this year. Good Politicians Are Bad TV\|Michelle Cottle\|January 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST If I got three meals in two days I considered myself jolly lucky, and he made me sign a chit for ten dollars every week. Lord Jim\|Joseph Conrad I wouldn't let a chit like that order what a household of grown people should do and make them bow down to her. A Little Girl in Old Salem\|Amanda Minnie Douglas Look at that little Morris chit with her cheek plastered up to Johnnie Rawlins'! Quin\|Alice Hegan Rice The chit and her young officer felt unequal to remaining outside, against the tidal wave of the returned motorists. It Never Can Happen Again\|William De Morgan Allison ordered Tommy's drink and watched the corporal mark it up in his chit book. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.\|Rutherford G. Montgomery British Dictionary definitions for chit (1 of 2) chit¹ / (tʃɪt) / noun 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 Word Origin for chit C18: from earlier chitty, from Hindi cittha note, from Sanskrit citra brightly-coloured British Dictionary definitions for chit (2 of 2) chit² / (tʃɪt) / noun facetious, or derogatory a pert, impudent, or self-confident girl or childa young chit of a thing Word Origin for chit C14 (in the sense: young of an animal, kitten): of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chit memo, memorandum, note, draft, voucher, tab, check
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