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wallet

noun
/ˈwɒl.ɪt/UK/ˈwɑl.ət/US/ˈwɒ.lɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English walet (“a bag, knapsack”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from an assumed Old Northern French *walet (“a roll; bag; a knapsack”), from Proto-Germanic *wal- (“to roll”). More at walk, well, wallow.

  1. derived from *wal-✻
  2. derived from *walet✻
  3. inherited from walet

Definitions

  1. A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper…

    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.
    • I forgot my wallet and left it at home.
    • Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather.

  2. 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.

  3. An e-wallet or digital wallet.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. 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.

    2. A bag or pouch.

      • He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road.

    3. A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).

      • He fell down and landed on his wallet.

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Derived

card wallet, champagne taste on a beer wallet, cold wallet, cryptocurrency wallet, crypto wallet, hardware wallet, hot wallet, online wallet, paper wallet, password wallet, peek wallet, prison wallet, sausage wallet, vote with one's wallet, wallet inspector, walletless, walletlike, wallet name, warm wallet

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for wallet. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA