wallet
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːlɪt/
:
cartera
- 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
I 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 carrying paper money and cards that fits in a pocket
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A small flat case for money and papers that fits in a pocket
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A small flat holder for paper money and small personal papers
Idioms
To show which companies or products you support by choosing where you spend money
A humorous saying men use to remember important things before leaving the house
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.