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kitty

noun
🔊/ˈkɪti/
🔊/ˈkɪti/
(plural kitties)
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  1. (informal) if money is put in a kitty, a group of people all give an amount and the money is spent on something they all agree on共同凑集的一笔钱
    • We each put £50 in the kitty to cover the bills.我们每人凑 50 英镑支付账单。🔊🔊
  2. (in card games, etc.纸牌游戏等) the sum of money that all the players bet, which is given to the winner全部赌注
  3. (informal) a way of referring to a cat猫咪；小猫Topics Animalsc2
    4. Word Originsenses 1 to 2 early 19th cent. (denoting a jail): of unknown origin.