WALLET


Meaning of WALLET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwä-lət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English walet

Date: 14th century

1. : a bag for carrying miscellaneous articles while traveling

2.

a. : a folding pocketbook with compartments for personal papers and usually unfolded paper money ; also : billfold

b. : a container that resembles a money wallet: as

(1) : a usually flexible folding case fitted for carrying specific items (as tools or fishing flies)

(2) : folder 3

3. : resources, funds

a shopping mall that seems to swallow your wallet — Karen Wright

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.