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tote bag

American  

noun

  1. an open handbag or shopping bag used especially for carrying packages or small items.

tote bag British  

noun

  1. a large roomy handbag or shopping bag

"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

Etymology

Origin of tote bag

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Dad drops me off on Saturday with a tote bag full of babysitting supplies.

From Literature

A bald man with olive-toned skin carried a tote bag full of books past him.

From Literature

The black leather tote bag she is often seen carrying has sold out and the pink pen she used at her first press conference has gone viral.

From BBC

Blunt, who previously described Dame Jilly as "emotionally intelligent, fantastically generous, sharply observant and utter fun", carried a tote bag with "I love Jilly Cooper" on it.

From BBC

The only light is from the dying fire, but I can see she’s got a woven tote bag slung over her shoulder, so full of stuff that it’s lumpy and bulging.

From Literature

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