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chit

chit

3 8.4
A small paper slip that shows a payment or request
  • noun
  • /ʧɪt/
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  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

  • "Somebody stole the tip chit yesterday," she told Michael.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I will need your chit, Mr. Guillam.

  • 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

check
vschit
  • US
713 1.0

The written bill for food and drink in a restaurant

is broader and used beyond restaurant bills
receipt
vschit
241 1.1

A piece of paper or email that shows you paid for something

can record requests or entitlements as well as proof
note
vschit
  • UK
173 1.5

A paper bill used as money or a written promise to pay money

is not currency or a promise to pay but a recording slip
tab
vschit
93 2.5

A bill for food or drinks to pay at the end

is not restricted to end of visit billing
stub
vschit
39 4.4

A small part of a ticket kept as proof of purchase

acts as the active voucher rather than a kept remnant
tally
vschit
  • Archaic
2 5.3

A bill showing money you owe for goods or services

is more specific as a small voucher rather than a general account
jotting
vschit
1 4.2

A short note written quickly by hand to remember something

is used for official recording rather than a quick informal reminder
chitty
vschit
  • UK
9.9

A small official note like a pass that lets you collect items or enter places

is more general and less formal in use
rcpt
vschit
  • Informal
9.9

A paper showing you paid for something

is a physical paper item rather than a written abbreviation

Compounds

chit-chat
  • Informal
9 2.8

Short friendly talk about unimportant things

liberty chit
  • Jargon
9.9

Official paper that lets military people leave or return to a base

Surface Forms

chit singular
chits plural

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.