briefcase
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈbrifˌkeɪs/
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maletín
- He carried his briefcase to the meeting, filled with important documents.
- carry a briefcase
- open a briefcase
- briefcase contains documents
And so you're faced with briefcase with cash in it.
- And so you're faced with briefcase with cash in it.
- He had, he had lock boxes and he had briefcases that locked.
- It looks like a briefcase and it is just meant for batteries.
- And Oh my goodness, the ambassador's briefcase is missing and God knows what he had in it.
- I opened my briefcase on the passenger seat just so they could see.
- You can't see me, but I'm on one knee and I am begging you put it in Steven's briefcase and he did.
- He then put it in a briefcase in a car when he went shopping after work.
- I got Do or die a day before he flew to Chicago with a briefcase full of money.
- I got upsetting them in the cafeteria during the college course, went to Knightsbridge with a briefcase in my hand and got nicked.
- I'm saying we found a box of crayons, like legit a briefcase and you open it.
Examples
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There's a woman there with a briefcase and a handbag, wearing a coat, looking over.
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Now he takes his manuscript, carefully opens the briefcase, and gently puts the manuscript inside.
Fiction book (1990) -
Go to the ladies' room, leaving your briefcase here.
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I opened my briefcase on the passenger seat just so they could see.
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You want me to take your briefcase?
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Give her back the briefcase.
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"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns."
Academic text (1993) -
So, what's in the briefcase, doctor?
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Dodgson sat down next to him and placed the briefcase on the floor between them.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Mr. Shevvington asked me to bring him his briefcase," she said, slowing her pace.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
9
4.5
A large flat case for carrying papers or drawings
2
7.7
A shallow rectangular case for carrying documents
2
3.6
A flat rectangular bag with a hard frame for carrying papers
Compounds
- Archaic
A small suitcase that opens to show a screen and keyboard used as a portable computer
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Briefcase comes from the words brief (a 'short' or 'legal paper') and case (a 'container' or 'box'), so it originally meant a 'case for papers'. That's why today it is a flat, rectangular bag for carrying important documents.