Definition of WALLET

wallet

Plural: wallets

Noun

  • A flat, folding case for carrying money, cards, or documents.
  • a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
  • A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
  • A person's bank account or assets.
  • An e-wallet or digital wallet.
  • A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.
  • A bag or pouch.
  • A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).

Examples

  • He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road.
  • He fell down and landed on his wallet.
  • His opponent’s wallet of high-scoring tiles seemed endless, always pulling out a bingo.
  • I forgot my wallet and left it at home.
  • I won an auction online for a cheap CD wallet.
  • It's unknown if the pro running back's recent sex scandal will hit him in the wallet or not.
  • The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 9

wallet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wallet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wallet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

wallet: valid Words With Friends Word