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chit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chit /tʃɪt/ noun [countable] British English  1 LET/ALLOWan official note that shows that you are allowed to have something 字据;账单;收条 Take the chit to the counter and collect your books. 拿上收条到柜台取书。2. old-fashionedRUDE/IMPOLITE a young woman who behaves badly and does not respect older people 冒失无礼的年轻女子
Examples from the Corpus
chitYou couldn't bear the thought of a chit of a girl sweeping in and scooping the jackpot.Write out a chit for whatever you use, as usual.This New Zealand validation system doesn't give you a chit of paper.He signed the bar chit.No money changes hands in these bars; no chits are signed.How could the silly chit have so mistaken his intent?We finished half our burgers, skipped dessert and signed the chit for the meal.But to enter their duka you need this chit.
From Longman Business Dictionarychitchit /tʃɪt/ noun [countable] an official note giving you permission to do something, receive something etcYou had to sign a chit to use any of the equipment in the lab.expenses chitsOrigin chit (1700-1800) Hindi citthi
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chit
chit /tʃɪt/ noun [countable] British English
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Hindi
 Origin: citthi
1. an official note that shows that you are allowed to have something:
    Take the chit to the counter and collect your books.
2. old-fashioned a young woman who behaves badly and does not respect older people


chitBrE /tʃɪt/ 🔊NAmE /tʃɪt/ 🔊 nouna short written note, signed by sb, showing an amount of money that is owed, or giving sb permission to do sth 欠账字据;欠条;(允许某人去做某事的)便条(old-fashioned, disapproving) a young woman or girl, especially one who is thought to have no respect for older people (尤指对老人无礼的)毛丫头;不知礼的年轻女子