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wallet

noun
USWAH-lit/ˈwɑlət/UKWOL-it/ˈwɒlɪt/

Pluralwallets

6 meanings of wallet

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A small flat case, often made of leather, where you keep your money and cards.

    I can't find my wallet, and my bus pass is in it.

    He pulled a twenty-dollar bill out of his wallet.

    Similarbillfold

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    An app or online account that holds your money or card details for paying online or in stores.

    I added my bank card to the wallet on my phone.

    She keeps some money in her online wallet for shopping.

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  3. 3
    nouncolloquialcountable
    How much money someone has, in the bank or in things they own.

    The new phone is nice, but it's hard on the wallet.

    Higher gas prices are hurting family wallets everywhere.

    Similarpocket, pocketbook

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  4. 4
    nouncountable
    A thick case with plastic pockets for keeping CDs.

    He kept all his favorite CDs in a zip-up wallet in the car.

    My old wallet holds two hundred discs, each in its own sleeve.

  5. 5
    nounslangcountable
    The part of your body that you sit on.

    The skateboard flew out from under him, and he came down hard on his wallet.

    Get off your wallet and help me move this couch!

    Similarbutt, backside, behind, rear

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Less common meaning

  1. 6
    nounarchaic
    A bag or small sack for carrying things.

    The traveler packed bread and cheese in his wallet before setting out.

    The shepherd slung a leather wallet over his shoulder.

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Origin

It comes from a Middle English word for a bag or knapsack. Where that word came from is not certain.