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chit

1  [chit]
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–noun
1. a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
2. any receipt, voucher, or similar document, esp. of an informal nature.
3. Chiefly British. a note; short memorandum.
Origin:
1775–85; short for chitty < Hindi chiṭṭī

chit

2  [chit]
–noun
a child or young person, esp. a pert girl.
Origin:
1350–1400; for sense of “the young of an animal”; 1615–25 for current sense; ME; perh. akin to kitten or kid

chit

3  [chit]
–noun Hinduism.
cit.

cit

  [chit]
–noun Hinduism.
pure consciousness.
Also, chit.

Origin:
< Skt
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chit 1   (chĭt)   
n.  

  1. A statement of an amount owed for food and drink; a check.

  2. A short letter; a note.

  3. A Brownie point: earned vital chits with his party by making fundraising speeches.


[Obsolete chitty, from Hindi ciṭṭhī, note, letter, from Sanskrit *citrikā, *citritā, note.]
chit 2   (chĭt)   
n.  

  1. A child.

  2. A saucy girl or young woman.


[Middle English, young animal.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
chit [tʃɪt]

  1. n.
    a bill or tabulation of charges that one signs rather than paying. : I don't have any cash. Can I sign a chit for it?
  2. n.
    a check. : She wrote out a chit for the balance due.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

chit  (1)
"note," 1776, from Mahrati (Hindi) chitthi "letter, note," from Skt. chitra-s "distinctively marked."

chit  (2)
"small child," c.1624, originally "young of a beast" (1382); unrelated to chit (1), perhaps connected to kitten.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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