wallet
English
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Etymology
From Middle English walet (“bag, knapsack”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from an assumed Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., from Proto-Germanic *wal- (“to roll”). More at walk, well, wallow.
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈwɑlɪt/
Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlɪt
Noun
wallet (plural wallets)
- A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
- The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet.
- (by extension, informal) A person's bank account or assets.
- It's unknown if the pro running back's recent sex scandal will hit him in the wallet or not.
- A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.
- I won an auction online for a cheap CD wallet.
- (archaic) A bag or pouch.
- He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road.
- (slang) A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).
- He fell down and landed on his wallet.
Synonyms
Translations
case for keeping money
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a pouch or small bag
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See also
Anagrams
German
Verb
wallet
- (deprecated template usage) Second-person plural subjunctive I of wallen.
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