kitty (redirected from kitties)

kit·ty ¹  (kt)

n. pl. kit·ties

1. A fund made up of a portion of each pot in a poker game.

2. A pool of money, especially one to which a number of people have contributed for a designated purpose.

3. See widow.

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[Probably from kit.]

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kit·ty ²  (kt)

n. pl. kit·ties

A cat, especially a kitten.

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[Shortening and alteration of kitten.]

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kitty¹

n pl -ties

a diminutive or affectionate name for a kitten, cat¹

[see kit³]

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kitty²

n pl -ties

1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) the pool of bets in certain gambling games

2. any shared fund of money, etc.

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) the jack

[see kit¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kitty - the combined stakes of the betters pool bet, stakes, wager, stake - the money risked on a gamble
	2.	kitty - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) jackpot, pot poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand bet, stakes, wager, stake - the money risked on a gamble
	3.	kitty - young domestic cat                   kitten young mammal - any immature mammal
	4.	kitty - informal terms referring to a domestic cat kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis

Translations

kitty [ˈkɪtɪ] N

1. (= funds) → fondo m común (Cards) → bote m, puesta f
how much have we got in the kitty? → ¿cuánto tenemos en el bote?

2. (= name for cat) → minino m

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kitty [ˈkɪti] n (= money) → cagnotte f
Kitty Litter® n (US) → litière f pour chats

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kitty

n

(= shared money) → (gemeinsame) Kasse; (Cards etc) → (Spiel)kasse f; we’ll have a kitty for the drinks → wir legen für die Getränke zusammen; there’s nothing left in the kitty → die Kasse ist leer; the total prize kitty is now £9 million → in der Gewinnkasse sind jetzt neun Millionen Pfund

(inf: = cat) → Mieze f

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kitty [ˈkɪtɪ] n

a. (funds) → cassa comune (Cards) → posta

b. (fam) (cat) → micio/a, micino/a

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kitty [ˈkɪtɪ] n

a. (funds) → cassa comune (Cards) → posta

b. (fam) (cat) → micio/a, micino/a

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kitty

n kitty [ˈkiti]

(a container holding) a sum of money kept for a particular purpose, to which members of a group jointly contribute The three friends shared a flat and kept a kitty for buying food. kontantgeld مَجْموع رهائِن اللاعبين على مائِدَة القِمار спестявания společná kasa fælles kasse gemeinsame Kasse κοινό ταμείο fondo común ühiskassa موجودی؛ صندوق kassa cagnotte קוּפָּה सामूहिक धन novčani ulog kassza celengan sjóður fondo/cassa comune 共同積立金 새끼 고양이 bendra kasa kopējā kase tabung pot bøsse wspólna kasa, pula fundo comum fond de rezervă чёрная касса spoločná kasa hranilnik ušteđevina kassa กองทุน belli bir şey için ayrılmış para, kasa 湊集的資金，集資盒 банк کسی خاص مقصد کے لۓ علیحدہ رکھا گیا مال vốn được góp 一笔钱