wallet
noun /ˈwɒlɪt/
/ˈwɑːlɪt/
enlarge image(North American English also billfold)a small, flat, folding case made of leather or plastic used for keeping paper money and credit cards in- He carried a photo of his children in his wallet.
- He pulled a €50 note out of his fat wallet.
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya2, Clothes and Fashiona2- a wallet containing more than £100
- a wallet stuffed with fifty-dollar bills
- a wallet containing credit cards
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bulging
- fat
- empty
- …
- get out
- pull out
- take out
- …
- be stuffed with something
- contain
- in a/the wallet
- (British English) a flat case made of leather, plastic or card for carrying documents in
- a document wallet
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a bag for provisions): probably via Anglo-Norman French from a Germanic word related to the noun well. The current sense (originally US) dates from the mid 19th cent.