wallet
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wallet
- /ˈwɒl.ɪt/ UK
- /ˈwɑl.ət/ US
- /ˈwɔl.ət/ US
- /ˈwɒ.lɪt/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɒlɪt
Where it comes from
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.
noun 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.
- 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.
- An e-wallet or digital wallet.
- 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.
- A bag or pouch. He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road.
- A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet). He fell down and landed on his wallet.
Similar: billfold, pocketbook
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: billfold, notecase, portfolio, paper, book, paperwork, briefcase, suitcase, cash, pocketbook, purse, bag, pocket, pouch, money, holding
noun
Similar: billfold, pocketbook
Translations
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noun case for keeping money
| Español | cartera, billetera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지갑 jigap |
| 日本語 | 財布 saifu, 札入れ satsuire |
| 中文 | 錢包 /钱包 qiánbāo, 皮夾 /皮夹 píjiā, 錢袋 /钱袋 qiándài |
| हिन्दी | बटुआ baṭuā |
| Kiswahili | kipochi |
| Português | carteira |
| Français | portefeuille, portemonnaie |
| Deutsch | Portemonnaie, Portmonee, Brieftasche, Geldbeutel, Geldbörse, Börse |
| Italiano | portafoglio, borsellino |
| Ελληνικά | πορτοφόλι portofóli |
| Română | portofel, portmoneu |
| Русский | бума́жник bumážnik, кошелёк košeljók, портмоне́ portmonɛ́ |
| Tiếng Việt | ví, bóp |
| العربية | مِحْفَظَة miḥfaẓa, حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓa |
| עברית | אַרְנָק arnák |
Talk about this word "wallet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wallet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wallet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wallet "wallet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wallet.Cite this
@misc{wallet_2026,
title = {wallet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wallet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
