definitions

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

attachment disorder, attachment of earnings, attachment parenting, attachment theory, attaché, attaché case, attack, attack ad, attack dog, attack rate, attagirl

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012