What does chit mean?

Definitions for chit
tʃɪtchit

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word chit.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. chitnoun

    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"

  2. check, chit, tabnoun

    the bill in a restaurant

    "he asked the waiter for the check"

Wiktionary

  1. chitnoun

    A small tool used in cleaving laths. Compare: froe.

  2. chitnoun

    Alternative to using the vulgarity, shit.

  3. chitinterjection

    Alternative to using the vulgarity, shit.

  4. Etymology: Possibly from chitte 'kitten, cub'.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. CHITnoun

    Etymology: according to Dr. Hickes, from kind, Germ. child; perhaps from chico, little, Span.

    These will appear such chits in story,
    ’Twill turn all politicks to jest. Anonymous.

    Barley, couched four days, will begin to shew the chit or sprit at the root-end. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

  2. To Chitverb

    To sprout; to shoot at the end of the grain.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

ChatGPT

  1. chit

    A chit is a short official note, document, or written message, typically used for informal or personal communication, receipts, or other record keeping. It may also refer to a credit note or voucher representing a debt, often used in small transactions or within organizations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chitnoun

    the embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes

  2. Chitnoun

    a child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal

  3. Chitnoun

    an excrescence on the body, as a wart

  4. Chitnoun

    a small tool used in cleaving laths

  5. Chitverb

    to shoot out; to sprout

  6. Chit

    chideth

  7. Etymology: [Cf. AS. c shoot, sprig, from the same root as cnan to yawn. See Chink a cleft.]

Wikidata

  1. Chit

    Chits are a type of wargame counter that are generally not directly representational but used for the following purposes: ⁕Tracking, being placed on a numeric runner to indicate turn status, as in some rule variants for Squad Leader. In Axis & Allies Revised Edition, chits can be used to track air unit movement, indicating how many spaces fighters or bombers can move after combat. ⁕Randomization or chit drawing, as in Air Baron, where at the start of each round, one color-coded chit per player is placed in a cup. The chits are drawn sequentially to determine the current order of play. Chit drawing is also used in Air Baron to pay income. Every purchased airline spoke, plus all hubs, have a unique chit placed in a cup. At the start of every turn, the player randomly draws two chits, paying the owner appropriately. Chits are replaced at the end of each round. ⁕Fog of war, with some chits marked with question marks or placed over unit chits, allowing the opposing player to see where opposing forces are but hiding the type of unit. ⁕Terrain attributes, where numeric chits are randomly distributed over the terrain to indicate the frequency that resources are available in The Settlers of Catan.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Chit

    chit, n. a note: an order or pass.—Also Chit′ty. [Hind. chitthi.]

  2. Chit

    chit, n. a baby: a lively or pert young child: contemptuously, a young woman or girl. [A.S. cith, a young tender shoot.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. chit

    A note. Formerly the note for slops given by the officer of a division to be presented to the purser.

Suggested Resources

  1. CHIT

    What does CHIT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CHIT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CHIT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chit is ranked #98982 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Chit surname appeared 183 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chit.

    87.4% or 160 total occurrences were Asian.
    5.4% or 10 total occurrences were White.
    5.4% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chit in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of chit in a Sentence

  1. Joyce Carol Oates:

    If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I've found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they'll divulge it.

  2. Lakshheish M Patel:

    People had seen how CHIT FUND turned out to be a scam and fraud and how the same was promoted by greedy bollywood celebrities and cricketers for money purpose. Now the same CHIT FUND seems to have taken a new avtaar of MUTUAL FUND n SIP

  3. Madeleine Cale:

    I would describe it as a lack of intimacy. Being known, you have acquaintances, which [ means ]' Hi, how you doing ?' chit-chat, versus being really seen and heard.

  4. Probarb:

    It is worthless to wait till tomorrow for the hearing against the influential because it will be given clean chit eventually

  5. Jake Carrizal:

    They weren't there to chit-chat. They were on a mission. They were there to confront us, they were attacking. And I was fighting for my life.

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