Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flat pocket-sized folding case, usually made of leather, for holding paper money, cards, or photographs; a billfold.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long bag with a slit in the middle, and space for the contents at the two ends: a form familiar in silk knitted purses, and revived for larger bags for women's use.
- noun Anything protuberant and swagging. Compare
wattle . - noun A flat bag of leather, with a flap, or a hinged opening with a clasp, at the top: used for tools, etc., or in a small size for carrying coin on the person.
- noun A pocketbook, especially a large one for containing papers, bank-notes laid flat and not folded, and the like.
- noun A small kit carried by anglers.
- noun In heraldry, a bearing representing a scrip. See
scrip
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack.
- noun A pocketbook for keeping money about the person.
- noun Anything protuberant and swagging.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
case , oftenflat and often made ofleather , for keepingmoney (especiallypaper money ),credit cards , etc. - noun by extension, slang A person's bank account or assets.
- noun A thick
case orfolder withplastic sleeves in whichcompact discs may be stored. - noun archaic A bag or pouch.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The term wallet is used because the card or phone is considered a substitute for the cash normally carried in a person's wallet..
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Another gun I am considering checking out that seems a little easier on the wallet is the Mossberg Whitetail Lightning combo.
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Another gun I am considering checking out that seems a little easier on the wallet is the Mossberg Whitetail Lightning combo.
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In my wallet is a kind of birthday card presented by the Social Security Administration three months ago when I reached a chronological milestone.
Phil Caputo: Old Age and Elk Hunting in the Rocky Mountains 2007
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Your and my wallet is the policy holder for the DOT.
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Appropriate for the upcoming spring blooming season, your wallet is about to get more colorful.
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Less aggressive toward the wallet is the swank downtown Thorvaldsen Bar, which serves comfort drinks like mojitos.
The Travel Advisory 2006
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Less aggressive toward the wallet is the swank downtown Thorvaldsen Bar, which serves comfort drinks like mojitos.
The Travel Advisory 2006
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He did just that on Tuesday (January 12) when the 2: 52 PM train from Penn Station completed its run at Huntington (at 3: 59 PM), Pinkham was checking the train when he came across what he described as a wallet that was large and bulky right near the window seat of one of the cars.
WN.com - Articles related to Tourism industry signs protection code ahead of World Cup 2010
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He did just that on Tuesday (January 12) when the 2: 52 PM train from Penn Station completed its run at Huntington (at 3: 59 PM), Pinkham was checking the train when he came across what he described as a wallet that was large and bulky right near the window seat of one of the cars.
WN.com - Articles related to Tourism industry signs protection code ahead of World Cup 2010
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