chit

1 of 2

noun (1)

1
archaic : child
2
: a pert young woman

chit

2 of 2

noun (2)

1
: a short letter or note
especially : a signed voucher of a small debt (as for food)
2
: a small slip of paper with writing on it

Examples of chit in a Sentence

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Noun
Advertisement The Securities and Exchanges Board of India is still probing Hindenburg’s allegations, but the market seems to have taken the apex court’s recent observation as a clean chit to Adani. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 25 May 2023 In 2018, the Central Bureau of Investigation gave him a clean chit in the matter. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 12 July 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English chitte kitten, cub

Noun (2)

Hindi ciṭṭhī & Urdu chitthī

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chit was in 1578

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Cite this Entry

“Chit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chit. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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