1
: a short letter or note
especially
: a signed voucher of a small debt (as for food)
2
: a small slip of paper with writing on it
Examples of chit in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Cathy Schulman, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
The idea that this should have also created a new bargaining chit for public-sector unions doesn’t make sense.
—Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
Your job is to build a company so manage the chit chat.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Even more important, Syria is Iran’s closest ally, and Tehran was calling in its chits by asking Hezbollah to close ranks around the Assad regime.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
See All Example Sentences for chit
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
Because producers weren’t / aren’t unionized, no one – then or now – could be stopped from handing out producer credits as chits to close a deal.
—Cathy Schulman, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
The idea that this should have also created a new bargaining chit for public-sector unions doesn’t make sense.
—Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
Your job is to build a company so manage the chit chat.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Even more important, Syria is Iran’s closest ally, and Tehran was calling in its chits by asking Hezbollah to close ranks around the Assad regime.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
See All Example Sentences for chit
Cite this Entry
“Chit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chit. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share