chit
- noun
- /ʧɪt/
- An hour later, the receipt numbers and confirmation were flashing on her screen, and the transport chits were in her disk printer's basket.
- credit chit
- food chit
- sign your chit
And I, I screamed and you know, he went to to Dev Drew, but he said that before Ranger School because I put a chit in a chit is a special request chit.
- And I, I screamed and you know, he went to to Dev Drew, but he said that before Ranger School because I put a chit in a chit is a special request chit.
Examples
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Take your chit to window 42, where after paying LE 11.50, you will receive four small adhesive stamps.
Blog text (15) -
Joe signed the chit for the beer and swiftly left the bar to greet his guest.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sign a chit for that egg before you go.
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"Somebody stole the tip chit yesterday," she told Michael.
Fiction book (2001) -
I will need your chit, Mr. Guillam.
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For those commissioned jobs, Leggo is able to estimate the entire cost of the journey and submit an expenses chit to the client.
Blog text (18) -
They handed him a chit to sign, acknowledging that they had sought him out.
Fiction book (1994) -
Samuel followed doggedly behind Ohana as the latter filled in a chit for his petrol money, received the necessary coupons, and cracked a joke with the girl soldier in charge of payments.
Fiction book (1997) -
With 874 printed chits on hand, the servants of all 507 attending guests had ample opportunity to obtain salami and cheese, which went well with wine and bread.
Academic text (1995) -
She handed me a chit to confirm my reservation at the restaurant.
Synonyms
The written bill for food and drink in a restaurant
A piece of paper or email that shows you paid for something
A paper bill used as money or a written promise to pay money
A bill for food or drinks to pay at the end
A small part of a ticket kept as proof of purchase
A bill showing money you owe for goods or services
A short note written quickly by hand to remember something
A small official note like a pass that lets you collect items or enter places
A paper showing you paid for something
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chit for a small note comes from the Hindi word chitthi, which means 'note' or 'letter'. People in British India used short paper slips called chits to record payments or requests, which is why a chit is a small voucher or payment slip today.