wallet
Americannoun
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wallets
plural
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a flat, folding pocketbook, especially one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
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Chiefly British. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet articles, etc., during a journey; knapsack or rucksack.
noun
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a small folding case, usually of leather, for holding paper money, documents, etc
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a bag used to carry tools
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archaic a rucksack or knapsack
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Etymology
Origin of wallet
1350–1400; Middle English walet < ?
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I pulled out my wallet and showed him my driver’s license.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Tokenization also expands overseas access to U.S. stocks, allowing anyone in the world to hold whole or fractional shares of blue-chip equities in the same digital wallet as their crypto assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mohan explained that Meta has built payment systems through Stripe’s Link agent wallet, which allows users to hide card information from merchants and AI systems.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
"I was trying to get my wallet out to say, 'look I'm a resident here'," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He wished he could just slide six thousand dollars into his mom’s wallet.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
Expensive utility bills have become an increasingly sharp thorn for Americans’ wallets, but warmer weather this winter and energy assistance programs can help.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Combining HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single platform or bundle will likely squeeze subscribers' wallets over time.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bailey added that they have noted investors becoming much more conscious of how each exposure fits within a wider portfolio, particularly as bitcoin moves away from being bought directly through wallets or crypto exchanges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
While there’s no question that consumers are feeling the impact of inflation on their wallets, it “hasn’t been felt evenly across all goods and services,” Ernest said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
I see them shaking their heads and pulling out their wallets.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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