tote bag

noun

: a large 2-handled open-topped bag (as of canvas)

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How many umbrellas and tote bags is WGBH going to have to sell to keep paying Jim Braude his almost half-million a year? Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025 The tent weighs just 4 pounds and conveniently packs away into its carrying bag, which is small enough to throw in a tote bag alongside your other beach day essentials, according to our testers. Maggie Horton, People.com, 24 June 2025 Madras was woven into the look, via blazers, trousers and tote bags. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025 The free package includes a butter croissant, lemon ginger biscuits, and rosemary garlic sourdough, plus an exclusive Hot Fellas tote bag and a stylish bread towel, for proofing dough or keeping your bread soft and fresh post-bake. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tote bag

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tote bag was in 1900

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“Tote bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tote%20bag. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

tote bag

noun
: a large handbag

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