chit
chit¹
Definition
chit (c̸hit)
noun
- a child
- an immature or childish girl
Etymology: ME chitte, prob. var. of kitte, for kitten
chit²
Definition
chit (c̸hit)
noun
- Chiefly Brit. a short note or letter; memorandum
- a voucher of a small sum owed for drink, food, etc.
Etymology: < chitty < Hindi chiṭṭhi, letter, note < Sans chitra, spot: see chintz
chit
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- sit: That didn't mean, however, that sat, chit, and ananda were immune to " rectification " ( his term ).
- sign: After the waitress had returned the card and he had signed the chit, he took hold of her hand, and held it.
- have: Also we have a French chit chat Forum but that can't be used too often because only one member speaks that language.
- get: I didn't do all the seven days I managed to get chits to say that I had to work.
- make: After making some chit chat he said I hope you don't mind me saying but my wife is suffering from cancer.
- place: Having placed action chits, then place priority chits indicating the order in which units will attempt their actions.
Adjective modifier
- idle: Nancy is the Ground Zero of idle chit chat; which is odd considering what could be spread about her.
- general: A new section to the site is the message board, please feel free to use it for adverts etc or general chit chat.
- id: In that event, it will be marked with an ID chit just as if it had already moved.
- personal: Do not use the forums for personal chit chat.
- social: Munir showed his experience by making a thorough needs analysis feel like social chit chat.
Modifies a noun
- chat: Chit Chat Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:11 pm Subject: Any Rhodes Reps About?
- fund: In some villages, particularly in Andhra Pradesh, there had been a long history of savings groups like chit funds.
Noun used with modifier
- blood: At least one member of each departing crew received a " blood chit " printed in a variety of oriental tongues.
- scrap: Scrap chits were also much used at Crawley but there was usually no charge, whereas a nominal sum was always charged at Southend.
- action: Having placed action chits, then place priority chits indicating the order in which units will attempt their actions.
- indemnity: Members not having signed an indemnity chit should do so as soon as possible.
- football: Ie, the point of meeting is not just for tea or coffee or football chit chat.
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