briefcase
noun
a flat, rectangular case with a handle, often of leather, for carrying books, papers, etc.
briefcases
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pluralof briefcase.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If not many high-value briefcases were revealed then that was good for the player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
He opened briefcases and huge chests with bundles of cash.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
There’s a moment in the movie where you have one of those metal briefcases and you start banging it against the wall over and over until it finally breaks open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
By now employees with briefcases, obviously managers, had arrived for the day, and her excuses were wearing thin.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
A group of ClockWatchers—half of them women, and half of them men—all in matching blue suits, raised brown leather briefcases in an affirmative salute.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
