wallet
Americannoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of wallet
1350–1400; Middle English walet < ?
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Example Sentences
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Amid anxiety around inflation, tariffs and layoffs, shoppers still opened up their wallets, especially during Cyber Monday, the biggest e-commerce day of the season.
From Los Angeles Times
Rethink co-founder Nathan Atkinson said he had found some teachers and support staff were "bringing in food from their own cupboards and they were buying food out of their own wallets".
From BBC
She hadn’t taken her shoes, her wallet, her keys or a coat.
Students at Portobello High School and Queensferry High School were issued with special wallets which, once sealed, require a magnetic pad to unlock them.
From BBC
Most Americans are paying more for electricity—and need to prepare their wallets for further pain ahead.
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