kitty
/ˈkɪti/noun
उच्चारण किटी
साझा कोष, किटी (मिलकर जमा किया गया पैसा)
Core word
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[C, usually sing.]
an amount of money that is collected from a group of people and used for a purpose that they all agree on
साझा कोष, किटी (मिलकर जमा किया गया पैसा)
- We each put ₹500 into the kitty for the picnic.
- Her friends meet once a month for a kitty party.
- The neighbours added money to the kitty for the festival lights.
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- There is not enough money left in the kitty for another trip.
- The office kitty pays for tea and snacks.
Synonyms fund pool purse collection
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[C]
the total amount of money that players bet in a card game and that the winner takes
(ताश के खेल में) दाँव पर लगी कुल राशि
- The winner took the whole kitty.
- Everyone put ten rupees into the kitty before the cards were dealt.
- The kitty grew bigger with every round of the card game.
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- Each player added a coin to the kitty before the cards were dealt.
- The winner of the round took the whole kitty.
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[C] informal
a child's word for a cat or kitten
बिल्ली, बिल्ली का बच्चा (बच्चों की भाषा में)
- Here, kitty, kitty!
- The little girl called to the stray cat, saying, 'Come here, kitty!'
- The child ran to the door calling, Kitty, kitty!
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- The toddler waved at the kitty on the wall.
- Kitty, come and drink your milk!
Synonyms kitten pussy cat
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
kitty (countable noun) = shared fund
A kitty is money collected from a group for a shared purpose; it is countable.
Kitty किसी समूह से जमा किया गया साझा धन है; यह countable है।
- Each member put a hundred rupees in the kitty.
- The class kitty paid for the farewell party.
kitty party (Indian English)
A kitty party is a regular gathering where women each contribute money, and one member takes the pool in turn.
Kitty party एक नियमित मिलन है जिसमें महिलाएँ पैसा जमा करती हैं और बारी-बारी से एक सदस्य पूरी राशि लेती है।
- Mother attends a kitty party every month.
kitty (card games) = the pool of bets
In card games, the kitty is the total amount of money bet by the players.
ताश के खेल में kitty खिलाड़ियों द्वारा लगाई गई कुल राशि होती है।
- The winner took the whole kitty.
kitty (child's word) = a cat
Children also use kitty for a cat or kitten, often as a pet name.
बच्चे kitty को बिल्ली या उसके बच्चे के लिए भी प्रयोग करते हैं, प्रायः लाड़ के नाम के रूप में।
- Look, mummy, a little kitty!
put in / pay into / dip into the kitty
Use 'put in' or 'pay into' to add money, and 'dip into' to use some of it.
पैसा जोड़ने के लिए 'put in' या 'pay into' और उसमें से कुछ लेने के लिए 'dip into' आता है।
- We dipped into the kitty to buy a gift.
+Collocations 5
kitty + noun
partyfundmoneygroupmemberdraw
- Her kitty group meets on the first Saturday.
verb + kitty
startcontribute toemptywinpay intoshare
- The friends started a kitty to travel together.
adjective + kitty
commonsmallmonthlyofficeclassbig
- The office kitty paid for the tea and snacks.
kitty + preposition
in the kittyfrom the kittyinto the kittyout of the kitty
- There was not enough money left in the kitty.
kitty meaning pet
pretty kittysweet kittylittle kittyhungry kitty
- The child called the cat 'pretty kitty'.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's batch started a kitty to buy books for the school library.
राधिका के बैच ने स्कूल के पुस्तकालय के लिए किताबें खरीदने हेतु एक साझा कोष शुरू किया।
- Each friend put five hundred rupees into the trip kitty.
हर दोस्त ने यात्रा के साझा कोष में पाँच सौ रुपये डाले।
- The kitty party had games, lunch and a lucky draw.
Kitty party में खेल, दोपहर का भोजन और लकी ड्रॉ था।
- The party's election kitty ran dry before the last phase.
पार्टी का चुनावी कोष अंतिम चरण से पहले खाली हो गया।
- He lost his whole kitty in a single hand of cards.
वह ताश की एक ही बाज़ी में अपना पूरा दाँव हार गया।
- The toddler hugged the stray kitty tightly.
छोटे बच्चे ने आवारा बिल्ली के बच्चे को कसकर गले लगा लिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We kept the money into the kitty.
✓ We put the money into the kitty.
Use 'put' with 'into'; 'kept ... into' is not correct.
'Into' के साथ 'put' आता है; 'kept ... into' सही नहीं है।
✗ The kitty are almost empty.
✓ The kitty is almost empty.
A singular noun needs a singular verb.
Singular noun के साथ singular verb आती है।