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chit
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chit 1  (cht)
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 cih, note, letter, from Sanskrit *citrik, *citrit, note.]

chit 2  (cht)
n.
1. A child.
2. A saucy girl or young woman.

[Middle English, young animal.]

chit1
n
1. (Business / Commerce) a voucher for a sum of money owed, esp for food or drink
2. Also called chitty [ˈtʃɪtɪ] Chiefly Brit
a.  a note or memorandum
b.  a requisition or receipt
[from earlier chitty, from Hindi cittha note, from Sanskrit citra brightly-coloured]

chit2
n
Facetious or derogatory a pert, impudent, or self-confident girl or child a young chit of a thing
[C14 (in the sense: young of an animal, kitten): of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chit - a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit"
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
2.chit - the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
invoice, bill, account - an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
Translations
chit1 [tʃɪt] N (= note) → vale m
chit2 [tʃɪt] N a chit of a girluna muchachita no muy crecida

chit [ˈtʃɪt] n (= memo, note) → note f (= receipt) → reçu m
chit-chat [ˈtʃɪttʃæt] nbavardage m, papotage m

chit1
njunges Ding; she’s a mere chit of a girlsie ist ja noch ein halbes Kind

chit2
n (also chit of paper)Zettel m

chit1 [tʃɪt] nnota f spese inv
chit2 [tʃɪt] n (old) a chit of a girluna ragazzina

chit
n chit [tʃit]
a brief note You must hand in a chit stating your expenses before you receive any money. skuldbewys, teenblad مُذَكِّرَه، رِسالَةٌ قَصيرَه бележка krátká zpráva, lístek kort meddelelse; seddel der Zettel σημείωμα nota tõendav dokument یادداشت مختصر tosite note פֶּתֶק कागज का टुकड़ा pismeni nalog, priopćenje, izvještaj levélke nota skrifuð orðsending, miði nota 伝票 간단한 메모 kvitas, pažyma īsa vēstule; rakstisks apstiprinājums surat nota briefje melding, seddel notka nota notă записка; расписка správa potrdilo, bon cedulja kvitto, intyg, [] räkning จดหมายสั้นๆ kısa not 便條,字據 записка پرچی giấy biên nhận ,


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