chit

1. (intransitive, British, dialect) To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.Examples: "I have known it chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth of the Cistern and within three days come enough; the Maltster being forced to stir it six, seven or eight times a day,"Britishdialectalintransitive

2. (transitive, British, dialect) To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.Britishdialectaltransitive

3. (transitive, British, dialect) To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.Examples: "Gardeners argue among themselves about how necessary chitting is, but I stick with tradition and do chit my seed potatoes."Britishdialectaltransitive

1. (dated) A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message.dated

2. (historical) A voucher or token coin used in payrolls under the truck system.Synonyms: chitty, scrip, tommyhistorical

3. (pharmacology) A small sheet of paper on which is written a prescription to be filled; a scrip.

4. (gaming) A smaller cardboard counter generally used not to directly represent something but for another, more transient, purpose such as tracking or randomization.Examples: "1.4.3 Also on the board, but turned face down at the beginning of the game, are chits representing treasure sites and sounds and warnings of monsters that may arrive on the map. When characters end a turn in the hex, these chits are revealed. As characters move around the board, more and more of these chits will be revealed, letting the players know where monsters and treasures are to be found."

5. (India, China) A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.Examples: "1901, Falk, by Joseph Conrad He just longed to get away from here and try his luck somewhere else, but for the sake of his sister he hung on and on till he ran himself into debt over his ears—I can tell you. I, myself, could show a handful of his chits for meals and drinks in my drawer."; "You might come in out of contempt for history—then you'd fall in love with the idea that you could make it, because history had assumed a debt that had never been paid—because, save in apparent trivial, vanishing moments, the debt had been forgotten, and even the chits had been lost."; "There's been a series of recurring Mass rapid transit (MRT) train breakdowns in Singapore that led to delays for commuters. A travel chit system was implemented where commuters could collect these hardcopy paper chits from the affected stations as documented evidence to be shown to their employers or educational institutions that they were involved in these delays, resulting in the commuters late for work/school."ChinaIndia

6. (US, slang) A debt or favor owed in return for a prior loan or favor granted, especially a political favor.Examples: "Harry would call in a chit with some desk manager who owed him a favor."; "Bill Clinton’s connections, and his endless supply of chits, only begin to capture his singular role in his wife’s presidential candidacy, advisers and friends of the couple say. […] And he is cashing in chits for her that Mr. Gore, post-impeachment, never asked him to do."USslang

1. (US, slang, euphemistic) Shit.USeuphemisticslanguncountable

1. (US, slang, euphemistic) Shit.USeuphemisticslang