chat

chat
chat chat [tʆæt] verb [intransitive]
COMPUTING to have a conversation with other people on the Internet by typing in your words :

• Chatting is one of the most popular activities on the Internet.

— chat noun [uncountable] :

• Chat has its own jargon which is not used in other forms of English.

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chat UK US /tʃæt/ verb [I] (-tt-)
► to talk to someone in a friendly informal way: »

Apart from discussing official business, it was extremely useful to chat informally about work.

► INTERNET, COMMUNICATIONS to have a conversation with another person or other people on the internet, when you write down what you want to say, and can see immediately what the other person or other people are writing: »

I got a message saying that she was available to chat.

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chat UK US /tʃæt/ noun
► [C or U] a friendly informal conversation: have a chat with sb »

I had a chat with my boss today about a possible change of role.

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It was just the usual idle chat, about nothing of great importance.

► [U] INTERNET, COMMUNICATIONS communication between people on the internet, when they can see immediately what the other person or other people are writing: »

a chat site/session


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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