wallet
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.
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1Words that may be confused with wallet
- briefcase, handbag, pocketbook, purse, valise, wallet
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How to use wallet in a sentence
Snowflake’s initial public offering isn’t just creating new fortunes, it’s adding to the wallets of some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names.
Here’s who made a killing from Snowflake’s blockbuster IPO | Verne Kopytoff | September 16, 2020 | FortuneKenya’s Safaricom has partnered with public transport companies to let them accept cashless payments through M-Pesa, the country’s ubiquitous mobile wallet.
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer may be jumping ship three months after joining the company, but some publishers are preparing to hop aboard the beleaguered social platform as TikTok opens its wallet to — and steps up its relations with — media companies.
‘We’ll give you money’: TikTok getting publishers’ attention by including them in $1 billion Creator Fund | Tim Peterson | August 28, 2020 | DigidayThe company has developed a digital wallet where consumers can earn interest on a handful of cryptocurrencies through a simple interface.
He knows the players, knows how to talk to them and how to get into their wallets.
To risk eye contact with any of the above is to forfeit all singles in your wallet.
Leaky Ceilings, Catcalls, and Uncaged Pythons: 4 Hours on NYC’s Worst Subway | Kevin Zawacki | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy 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.
How to Get Cheaper Tickets, Live Like a Local, and Other Great Travel Hacks | Brandon Presser | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIdentification 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.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueI can produce it when the time comes, and the professor tapped a black wallet lying on the table before him.
Tom Fairfield's Schooldays | Allen ChapmanI cried, roaring with laughter, as I stooped down and picked up the wallet, out of which fortunately nothing had fallen.
Mass' George | George Manville FennThe captain took from his wallet the commission that Peter Gross had given him some time before.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles Beecham
British Dictionary definitions for wallet
/ (ˈwɒlɪt) /
a small folding case, usually of leather, for holding paper money, documents, etc
a bag used to carry tools
archaic, mainly British a rucksack or knapsack
Origin of wallet
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