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  • 21wallet — /ˈwɒlət / (say woluht) noun 1. a small, book like folding case for carrying papers, paper money, etc., in the pocket: *Still, he thought as he counted the money in his wallet, you probably have to make allowances for him – coming from where he… …

  • 22wallet — n. a college student’s father and financial source. □ My wallet won’t send me another penny this semester. □ Why don’t you tell your wallet you are starving? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 23wallet — [19] Etymologically, a wallet may be something ‘rolled’ up. The word originally denoted a ‘traveller’s pack’; its application to a ‘small flat case for money and papers’ arose in 19th century American English. It was probably borrowed from an… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 24wallet-screw — The situation of reassuring a customer of the value of his or her purchase by charging as much for it as possible. The customers are filled with a warm afterglow and are sure it must be good because it was expensive. Mutually rewarding in… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 25wallet-screw — The situation of reassuring a customer of the value of his or her purchase by charging as much for it as possible. The customers are filled with a warm afterglow and are sure it must be good because it was expensive. Mutually rewarding in… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 26wallet — [[t]wɒ̱lɪt[/t]] wallets N COUNT: oft poss N A wallet is a small flat folded case, usually made of leather or plastic, in which you can keep banknotes and credit cards …

    English dictionary

  • 27wallet — noun I ve got maybe two or three dollars in my wallet Syn: purse, change purse; billfold, pocketbook, fanny pack …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 28wallet — [19] Etymologically, a wallet may be something ‘rolled’ up. The word originally denoted a ‘traveller’s pack’; its application to a ‘small flat case for money and papers’ arose in 19th century American English. It was probably borrowed from an… …

    Word origins

  • 29leather wallet — wallet made from animal skin …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30wallet — /wol it, waw lit/, n. 1. a flat, folding pocketbook, esp. one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver s license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins. 2. Chiefly Brit. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet… …

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