See Also: gist(1)(dictionary)
gist(2)(dictionary)
gist(3)(dictionary)
gist(4)(dictionary)
gist(dictionary)

gist(3) (iou)



gist noun3. Also (earlier, & in sense 1 only) git. E18.

Law. The real ground or point of an action etc. E18.
The substance, essence, or main part of a matter. E19.
R. L. Stevenson Making believe is the gist of his whole life. R. Hughes Even though the words were unintelligible, their gist..was not. E. Bowen She had joined the sermon late and just got the gist of it.