/ tʃɪt; NAmE / noun ( BrE )
1.
a short written note, signed by sb, showing an amount of money that is owed, or giving sb permission to do sth
2.
( old-fashioned , disapproving ) a young woman or girl, especially one who is thought to have no respect for older people
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 2 late Middle English (denoting a whelp, cub, or kitten): perhaps related to dialect chit sprout .
sense 1 late 18th cent.: Anglo-Indian , from Hindi ciṭṭhī note, pass.