billfold

noun

bill·​fold ˈbil-ˌfōld How to pronounce billfold (audio)
: a folding pocketbook for paper money : wallet

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When folded in half, each individual sandal is about the size of your standard billfold wallet. Shelby Ying Hyde, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024 White and his accomplices bludgeoned the three victims to death and stole a billfold with $7,000, coins and a handgun. Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024 The exhibit also has the contents of Lincoln's pockets from the night he was assassinated, including a pocket watch, two pairs of glasses, a handkerchief, and a billfold with his name. Nikole Killion, CBS News, 15 June 2024 Kent and Lee Begnaud launched Leather Works Minnesota in their home garage in St. Paul Park in 1999, using nylon thread to assemble leather wallets, billfolds, belts and key clips. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for billfold 

Word History

Etymology

short for earlier billfolder

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of billfold was in 1879

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“Billfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billfold. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

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billfold

noun
bill·​fold ˈbil-ˌfōld How to pronounce billfold (audio)
: a folding case for money : wallet

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