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wallet noun [ ˈwɒlɪt ]

• a pocket-sized flat folding case for holding money and plastic cards.
Similar: notecase, purse, pouch, pochette, billfold, pocketbook,
Origin: late Middle English (denoting a bag for provisions): probably via Anglo-Norman French from a Germanic word related to well2. The current sense (originally US) dates from the mid 19th century.


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