chit

Definitions


[tʃɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short official note, typically recording a sum owed
(e.g: write out a chit for whatever you take from the drinks cupboard)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: Anglo-Indian, shortened from chitty


[tʃɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an impudent or arrogant young woman
(e.g: she is a mere chit of a girl)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a whelp, cub, or kitten): perhaps related to dialect chit ‘sprout’


[tʃɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (a potato) to sprout by placing it in a cool light place


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from dialect chit ‘a shoot, sprout’




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