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wallet.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɒl.ɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɑl.ət/General-American/ˈwɔl.ət/General-American/ˈwɒ.lɪt/Australia
  1. A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

    UK · US
    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.
  2. A person's bank account or assets.

    broadly · informal
    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. 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.
  5. A bag or pouch.

    archaic
    He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road.
  6. A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).

    slang
    He fell down and landed on his wallet.
Where this word 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.

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