bill·fold

[bil-fohld]
noun
1.
a thin, flat, folding case, often of leather, for carrying paper money in the pocket and with fewer compartments than a wallet.
2.
wallet ( def 1 ).
Also called, especially British, notecase.


Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; bill1 + fold1

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billfold (ˈbɪlˌfəʊld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and other countries): wallet a small folding case, usually of leather, for holding paper money, documents, etc

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billfold
1895, from bill (1) + fold, here perhaps short for folder.
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Example sentences
Police subsequently discovered that he was killed by a single bullet to his
  brain, and that his billfold was missing.
His billfold was in the home, and the home was not in disarray.
While she was inspecting the compartments in my billfold, her cell phone rang.
But the shock to the national billfold didn't end there.
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