tote bag

noun

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

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Pair your favorite Coach leather tote bag with matching Sculpted C Driver Loafers. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026 Bolding’s joyful daisies decorated the Sidecca tote bag given to customers at November’s reopening, just before December’s intense rainstorms. Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 Versatile handbags The best tote bags are practical enough for long-haul flights and can even double as your beach bag. Natalie Hammond, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026 The first 50 customers to get pierced at the Danbury location will receive a Rowan tote bag, and a percentage of all proceeds will go directly to nonprofit NextGenFace. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026 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 9 Mar. 2026.

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tote bag

noun
: a large handbag

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