From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkittykit‧ty /ˈkɪti/ noun (plural kitties) [countable] 1 MONEY[usually singular] the money that people have collected for a particular purpose How much money is there left in the kitty?2 DGC[usually singular] the money that the winner of a game of cards receives3 DHPa word for a cat, used especially by children
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kitty• Here, kitty, nice kitty.• The funds go into the kitty, to be used for special school projects.From Longman Business Dictionarykittykit‧ty /ˈkɪti/ noun [singular] informal an amount of money that has been gathered and is available for several people, organizations etc to useThe Dutch pay more per capita than any other country into the collective EU kitty.Origin kitty 1. (1800-1900) kit2. (1700-1800) kitten 