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
A smart investor, on the other hand, would hang on to their wallet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
Following the seizure of 97 Bitcoin from White, it was noticed that 50 Bitcoin had been withdrawn from the digital wallet.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“He has a family and a home and a life,” Juanita said as she took the wallet back from the twins and passed it to me.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Developers have been racing to design agentic apps that will capture users' attention, time and wallets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
Unlike money held in a conventional bank account, cryptocurrency is often controlled directly by the owner through digital wallets or physical storage devices.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Senate report includes instances where wallets attributed to Iranian entities transacted in USDT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Some were wallets she had decorated with shiny candy wrappers; others were sequined purses she had found.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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