Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A case for holding paper money; a wallet.

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  • noun A wallet or billfold (for holding banknotes)

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

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Examples

  • Mouldy James took the cutting back and put it carefully into his notecase.

    In Spite of Their Declaration of Bombs 2010

  • He counted out thirteen bills, or what he said was that number, pronouncing "Thirteen" with the same curious inflection as he returned the notecase to his pocket.

    The Burglar On The Prowl Block, Lawrence 2004

  • By the way, I have unfortunately left my notecase at home.

    Down and Out in Paris and London 2004

  • He turned to his left-toward Raffles, actually-and took a dark brown leather notecase from his breast pocket, standing so that his body screened its contents from my view.

    The Burglar On The Prowl Block, Lawrence 2004

  • He didn't say anything more, but when he reached into his breast pocket and brought out his notecase, then took Maya's unresisting hand and pressed several notes of large denomination into it, she stared at him in open-mouthed astonishment.

    The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

  • He pulled out his notecase again, and scribbled a note to Almsley.

    The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

  • Mindful that he might need the man's services immediately after he got to Maya's home, Peter let go of one side of the cab and pulled out his notecase, extracting a tenner which he stuck in his breast pocket.

    The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

  • Straightening, Jack extricated a notecase from an inner pocket and withdrew a card.

    A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995

  • Straightening, Jack extricated a notecase from an inner pocket and withdrew a card.

    A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995

  • I had my notecase out, and I took out a dollar bill.

    Time and Again Finney, Jack 1995

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