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wallet

[ wol-it, waw-lit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a flat, folding pocketbook, especially one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
Chiefly British. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet articles, etc., during a journey; knapsack or rucksack.

wallet

/ ˈwɒlɪt /

a small folding case, usually of leather, for holding paper money, documents, etc
a bag used to carry tools
archaic.
a rucksack or knapsack

Origin of wallet¹

1350–1400; Middle English walet < ?

Origin of wallet¹

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old English weallian, Old High German wallōn to roam, German wallen to go on a pilgrimage

To risk eye contact with any of the above is to forfeit all singles in your wallet.

My Netflix account and, more importantly, my wallet would beg to differ.

INSIDER TIP: Anvil is not for the faint of wallet: fresh ingredients set imbibers back $8-$12 per cocktail.

Dodge a concussion, smile at Meatloaf Surprise, and of course open your wallet.

Plane travel is extremely dehydrating, and continuously purchasing water at airport prices can put a dent in your wallet.

Identification was established by a wallet containing papers of the deceased.

I have still a big piece of bread in my wallet; you will fill my gourd with water; that will suffice me.

I can produce it when the time comes, and the professor tapped a black wallet lying on the table before him.

I cried, roaring with laughter, as I stooped down and picked up the wallet, out of which fortunately nothing had fallen.

The captain took from his wallet the commission that Peter Gross had given him some time before.

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