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attaché case

noun

a flat, usually rigid, rectangular briefcase for carrying business papers, documents, or the like.

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RELATED WORDS

briefcase

Nearby words

  1. attachment disorder,
  2. attachment of earnings,
  3. attachment parenting,
  4. attachment theory,
  5. attaché,
  6. attack,
  7. attack ad,
  8. attack dog,
  9. attack rate,
  10. attacker

Origin of attaché case

First recorded in 1900–05
Also called dispatch case.
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British Dictionary definitions for attache case

attaché case

noun

a small flat rectangular briefcase used for carrying documents, papers, etc
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