kitty
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈkɪti/
:
bote
- Over 20 percent of the average shopper's gift kitty is self-designated.
- bucks in the kitty
- money in the kitty
- retirement kitty
Examples
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Report: he had $1,900,000 in his campaign kitty from the health care industry.
Blog text (5) -
I gave back every penny not spent on fares to the common kitty.
Fiction book (1993) -
Better start a kitty, folks, he's going to need money for heat this winter.
Blog text (4) -
Wait a minute, you mean that ten grand emptied the kitty?
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So that leaves some $3.75 billion left in the kitty for future consideration.
Blog text (13) -
Online wagering is generating a $600 million-a-year kitty that some analysts say could reach as high as $100 billion a year by 2006.
Academic text (2000) -
At the party, everyone contributed to the kitty so we could keep playing games.
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They pooled their money into a kitty for holiday decorations and treats.
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To cover the pizza cost, we all chipped in and added to the kitty.
Synonyms
121
3.2
The total money players bet in a card game like poker
61
4.3
A sum of money given as a prize or for a specific purpose
49
4.2
The total money bet by all players for the winner to take
Compounds
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kitty for a shared pot of money most likely comes from an Indian word kittee meaning 'a share or collected fund' that British people heard in India, so a kitty is the 'pot' everyone adds money into.