wallet

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒlɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑlət/, /ˈwɔlət/
• Rhymes: -ɒlɪt

Noun

wallet (plural wallets)

1. (US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

2. (by extension, informal) A person's bank account or assets.
3. (computing, finance) An e-wallet or digital wallet.
4. A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.

5. (archaic) A bag or pouch.

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

Synonyms

• billfold
• pocketbook

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• purse
• scrip

Anagrams

• Atwell, Etwall, all wet

German

Pronunciation

Verb

wallet

1. second-person plural subjunctive I of wallen