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
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Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
Foreign politicians called in chits with celebrities who had personal connections to the president and his family, avoiding their own embassies in the process.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021
What came of it is The Art of Small Talk, an eight-hour audiobook from Malcom Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries, that expands on the original premise — with scientific research, expert interviews, celebrity guest spots and, of course, chit chat.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Advertisement The Securities and Exchanges Board of India is still probing Hindenburg’s allegations, but the market seems to have taken the apex court’s recent observation as a clean chit to Adani.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 25 May 2023
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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
Foreign politicians called in chits with celebrities who had personal connections to the president and his family, avoiding their own embassies in the process.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021
What came of it is The Art of Small Talk, an eight-hour audiobook from Malcom Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries, that expands on the original premise — with scientific research, expert interviews, celebrity guest spots and, of course, chit chat.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Advertisement The Securities and Exchanges Board of India is still probing Hindenburg’s allegations, but the market seems to have taken the apex court’s recent observation as a clean chit to Adani.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 25 May 2023
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“Chit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chit. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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