kitty
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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.
[Probably from kit.]
kit·ty 2
(kĭt′ē)n. pl. kit·ties Informal
A cat.
[Shortening and alteration of kitten.]
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kitty
(ˈkɪtɪ)[C18: see kit3]
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]
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kit•ty1
(ˈkɪt i)n., pl. -ties.
1. a kitten.
2. a pet name for a cat.
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.
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| Noun | 1. | kitty - the combined stakes of the betters |
| 2. |  kitty - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand | |
| 3. |  kitty - young domestic cat young mammal - any immature mammal | |
| 4. | kitty - informal terms referring to a domestic cat |
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Translations
fælles kassekattekilling
kiisu
cica
sjóîur
仔猫子猫小猫
bendra kasa
kopējā kase
katjekattenjong
kotek
spoločná krása
kisse
belli bir şey için ayrılmış parakasa
kitty
[ˈkɪtɪ] N1. (= funds) → fondo m común (Cards) → bote m, puesta f
how much have we got in the kitty? → ¿cuánto tenemos en el bote?
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
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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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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.
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