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noun (1)

ˈki-tē How to pronounce kitty (audio)
Definition of kittynext
as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice delighted to adopt a stray kitty from the pound

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noun (2)

as in deposit
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose why don't you get us all sodas and just take the money from the party kitty?

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Recent Examples of kitty
Noun
There should be just enough in FIFA’s kitty. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 June 2026 The show also figured out better than any show in recent memory how to adapt itself for a TV broadcast, with the kitties, as costumed by Tony winner Qween Jean, flitted all over the Radio City Musical Hall in New York, this year’s venue for the ceremony. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 People of all kinds loved that show, from football jocks to kitty nanas. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026 Designs can even include cat trees and kitty hammocks. — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for kitty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitty
  1. cat
  2. deposit
  3. kitten
  4. fund
  5. budget
Noun
  • Officials said a mix of exotic animals, livestock and domestic pets were living on the property, including dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, geese, donkeys, goats and pigs.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Adult cats that haven’t nursed in over a decade will still knead blankets, laps and each other, with no milk anywhere in the picture.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of cat
Noun
  • Morgan Stanley downgrades Truist and Prosperity Bancshares to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgrades Prosperity and Truist citing deposit competition.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The federal government will provide a $1,000 seed deposit for eligible children born between 2025 and 2028 to help encourage long-term savings and investing.
    — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of deposit
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  • With different fathers, each kitten can be sporting a different fur coat.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of kitten
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  • This concentration of capital in AI leaves smaller, middle-of-the-road venture funds without large AI holdings struggling to return capital to their investors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • In all, the foundation, backed by multi-billionaires Henry and Susan Samueli, said the two funds will give about $15 million to 89 nonprofits.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Definition of fund
Noun
  • Until April, Calabria had spent 17 years under special administration due to persistent budget deficits, which along with corruption scandals and Mafia infiltration affected health investments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Councilmember Henry Foster, chair of the budget committee, simply announced that the proposal needed more study.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of budget

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