wallet
A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
Noun 4 meanings
A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
“The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet.”
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.
“I won an auction online for a cheap CD wallet.”
Etymology
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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WALLET at a glance
WALLET has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (W 4 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,552 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with wallet
All rhymesOne letter away
- BALLET8
- WALLED10
- WALLER9
- PALLET8
- MALLET8
- WALLEY12
- WILLET9
- GALLET7
- SALLET6
- CALLET8
- TALLET6
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