wallet
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːlɪt/
- Robert takes out his wallet, money clip, and hands the man a crisp $50 bill.
- wallet or purse
- take out your wallet
- money in a wallet
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Watch on YouTubeI just need my wallet, which is downstairs.
- I just need my wallet, which is downstairs.
- I look over Kim points out she left her wallet on the machine.
- Reach for my wallet, it was there.
- Obviously I carry a small minimal wallet from pocket, then I carry.
- Left that place, left my wallet, phone, shirt, shoes.
Examples
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It was a plain black wallet, worn to Gray along the edges.
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Students also received $80 of play money that they kept in their wallets and used during their trip.
Academic text (2003) -
You could buy this one wallet and carry it for life.
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Wow, an old wallet and I found some cash.
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I went through your wallet the other day.
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As you exit, you search for your wallet and it is gone.
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This is my current wallet which I need to wash.
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Pretty sure you got a picture of her in your wallet.
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As he said this, he pulled out his wallet and took out several crisp dollar bills.
Fiction book (1991) -
He took out his wallet to pay for the groceries.
Synonyms
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A small bag for carrying money, cards, and small personal items
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A small flat case for money and papers that fits in a pocket
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A small flat case for carrying paper money and cards that fits in a pocket
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A small flat holder for paper money and small personal papers
Idioms
A humorous saying men use to remember important things before leaving the house
To show which companies or products you support by choosing where you spend money
Compounds
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wallet comes from an old word walet that meant a small 'bag' or 'pack' for carrying money and papers, much like a small 'purse'. That's why a wallet today is a flat case for holding cash, cards, and papers.