chit
noun/tʃɪt/
/tʃɪt/
- a short written note, signed by somebody, showing an amount of money that is owed, or giving somebody permission to do something
- Do I need to sign a chit for these drinks?
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- (old-fashioned, disapproving) a young woman or girl, especially one who is thought to have no respect for older people
- a mere chit of a girl
Word Originsense 2 late Middle English (denoting a whelp, cub, or kitten): perhaps related to dialect chit ‘sprout’. sense 1 late 18th cent.: Anglo-Indian, from Hindi ciṭṭhī ‘note, pass’.
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