billfold
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈbɪlˌfoʊld/
- US
:
cartera
- Charlie Burke brought out a billfold from inside his coat.
- billfold or wallet
- pulled out a billfold
- leather billfold
Examples
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He opened his billfold to pay for the groceries.
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She always keeps her identification in her billfold when she travels.
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Hand my billfold back to me.
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First thing, of course, even before the billfold, is my cell phone.
Blog text (29) -
So he said, "Just give me your billfold."
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I recognize her from a picture I saw in his billfold once.
Fiction book (2002) -
Out fell my keys, money, billfold, and papers.
Fiction book (2000) -
On the sidewalk outside, I take out my billfold to look at the Austrian banknotes.
Fiction book (1990) -
I fished his Medicare card out of his billfold and went to the admissions office to fill out forms.
Fiction book (1998) -
Delacroix pulls out his billfold and gives Dot five crisp new model hundred-dollar bills.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
648
1.0
A small flat case for carrying money and cards
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2.9
A small flat case for money and papers that fits in a pocket
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7.2
A small flat holder for paper money and small personal papers
A case that folds once in the middle to hold cards and cash
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Etymology
The word billfold comes from the simple words bill ('paper money') and fold ('to fold'). So a billfold is a small, flat case for folding and carrying your bills and cards, which is why it fits easily in a pocket.