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
Foreign politicians called in chits with celebrities who had personal connections to the president and his family, avoiding their own embassies in the process. Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021 What came of it is The Art of Small Talk, an eight-hour audiobook from Malcom Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries, that expands on the original premise — with scientific research, expert interviews, celebrity guest spots and, of course, chit chat. Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 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 See all Example Sentences for chit 

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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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“Chit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chit. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

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