wallet

Plural: wallets

Noun

• a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
• A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
• A person's bank account or assets.
• An e-wallet or digital wallet.
• A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.
• A bag or pouch.
• A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).
• pl. -S a flat folding case

Examples

• "He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road."
• "He fell down and landed on his wallet."
• "I forgot my wallet and left it at home."
• "I won an auction online for a cheap CD wallet."
• "It's unknown if the pro running back's recent sex scandal will hit him in the wallet or not."
• "The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet."

Synonyms

billfold, notecase, pocketbook

Related Words

purse, scrip