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wallet

[ wol-it, waw-lit ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Chiefly British. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet articles, etc., during a journey; knapsack or rucksack.


wallet

/ ˈwɒlɪt /

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wallet1

1350–1400; Middle English walet < ?

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wallet1

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

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Example Sentences

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.

From Fortune

Kenya’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.

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The company has developed a digital wallet where consumers can earn interest on a handful of cryptocurrencies through a simple interface.

From Fortune

He knows the players, knows how to talk to them and how to get into their wallets.

From Ozy

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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