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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chit1 /tʃɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- any receipt or similar document, esp. of an informal nature.
chit2 /tʃɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a child.
- a lively young woman.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chit1 (chit),USA pronunciation n. - a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- any receipt, voucher, or similar document, esp. of an informal nature.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a note;
short memorandum.
- Hindi chiṭṭī
- short for chitty 1775–85
- a child or young person, esp. a pert girl.
- 1350–1400; for sense of "the young of an animal''; 1615–25 for current sense; Middle English; perh. akin to kitten or kid
- Eastern Religionscit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chit /tʃɪt/ n - a voucher for a sum of money owed, esp for food or drink
- Also called: chitty /ˈtʃɪtɪ/ chiefly Brit a note or memorandum
- a requisition or receipt
Etymology: 18th Century: from earlier chitty, from Hindi cittha note, from Sanskrit citra brightly-coloured chit /tʃɪt/ n - facetious or derogatory a pert, impudent, or self-confident girl or child: a young chit of a thing
Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: young of an animal, kitten): of obscure origin |