kitty

kit·ty ¹

 (kĭt′ē)

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

 (kĭt′ē)

n. pl. kit·ties Informal

A cat.

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[Shortening and alteration of kitten.]

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kitty

(ˈkɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

a diminutive or affectionate name for a kitten, cat¹

[C18: see kit³]

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kitty

(ˈkɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

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

2. any shared fund of money, etc

3. (Bowls & Bowling) (in bowls) the jack

[C19: see kit¹]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

kit•ty¹

(ˈkɪt i)

n., pl. -ties.

1. a kitten.

2. a pet name for a cat.

[1710–20; kitt (en) + -y²]

kit•ty²

(ˈkɪt i)

n., pl. -ties.

1. a pool or reserve of money, often collected from a number of people or sources and designated for a particular purpose.

2.

a. a pool into which players in a card game put some of their winnings, as to pay for refreshments.

b. (in poker) the pot.

c. widow (def. 2).

[1815–25; kit¹ + -y²]

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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

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Translations

fælles kassekattekilling

KätzchenMieze

gatitopolla

kiisu

cagnotte

cica

sjóîur

gattinomicinopiatto [a carte]cassa comunefondo comune

仔猫子猫小猫

bendra kasa

kopējā kase

katjekattenjong

kattunge

kotek

кисакошка

spoločná krása

kisse

belli bir şey için ayrılmış parakasa

共同的资金

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

kitty

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

kitty

[ˈkɪtɪ] n

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

b. (fam) (cat) → micio/a, micino/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

kitty

(ˈkiti) – plural ˈkitties – noun

(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 fundo comum společná kasa gemeinsame Kasse fælles kasse κοινό ταμείο fondo común ühiskassa موجودی؛ صندوق kassa cagnotteקופה सामूहिक धन novčani ulog kassza celengan sjóður fondo/cassa comune 共同積立金 새끼 고양이 bendra kasa kopējā kase tabung potbøsse wspólna kasa, pula د سپما صندوق 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 共同的资金

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