26984 words

kitty

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
an amount of money that is made up of small amounts given by different people, used by them for an agreed purpose:

Examples:

We all put $20 in/into the kitty to cover the cost of food.
2
a cat or kitten:

Examples:

Here kitty, kitty, kitty!
3
money to be used for a particular purpose that has been collected from a number of people:

Examples:

We each put $20 a week into the kitty to cover the cost of food.
4
a cat or kitten
5
an amount of money that has been collected by a person or organization for a particular purpose:

Examples:

Fines are collected and the money goes into a kitty to be used for entertainment purposes at the end of the season.
in the kitty Five days into the project there was just £35 left in the kitty.

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