liberty chit
- noun
- /ˈlɪbərti tʃɪt/
- Jargon
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permiso de salida
- Each sailor needed to present his liberty chit before leaving the base for the weekend.
Examples
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The sergeant issued liberty chits to all soldiers.
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The guard checked her liberty chit at the gate before allowing her to exit.
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If you lose your liberty chit, you must report it immediately to your commanding officer.
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He received a liberty chit for the weekend.
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Each sailor needed to present his liberty chit before leaving the base for the weekend.
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If you lose your liberty chit, you must report it immediately to your commanding officer.
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The guard checked her liberty chit at the gate before allowing her to exit.
Synonyms
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1.6
An official ticket that allows entry to a place or event
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9.9
A permit that lets a prisoner live and work outside prison under rules
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents are directly related to the MWE meaning: 'liberty' here denotes a short military leave and 'chit' denotes a written slip or voucher, so together they transparently denote a slip authorizing leave. Although it is military jargon, the noun+noun composition is compositional and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun liberty chit comes from military life: liberty meant time off from duty and a chit was a small paper note or ticket a soldier carried. Soldiers showed this paper to leave or return to the base, so a liberty chit became the official 'permission' or 'pass' to go off the base.