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: such as
(1)
: a usually flexible folding case fitted for carrying specific items (such as tools or fishing flies)
(2)
4
a
: an app or app feature for a mobile device or web browser that digitally stores a user's important information (such as credit cards, driver's license, or event tickets)
Digital wallets can store multiple payment methods, credit cards, debit cards, loyalty cards, and airline tickets on there.—
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b
: an application or device used to store and manage cryptocurrency
… hardware wallets and software wallets, that help to restrict access to your cryptocurrency and can be accessed using a password …—USA Today
USA TodayExamples of wallet in a Sentence
She paid the bill and tucked her wallet back into her pocket.
He pulled a few bills out of his wallet.
Recent Examples on the Web
The bag’s main compartment can fit a phone, wallet, keys, and more small essentials.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
For me, that’s my phone charger, lip balm, sunscreen, Apple AirPods, extra contacts, and my wallet.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
One of three teens asked for money to get on the bus, and just as Gilkey pulled out his wallet to help out, the other two jumped the 62-year-old.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Whether a wallet found in a distant orchard, or bodies not discovered until days after the water had cleared.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
For me, that’s my phone charger, lip balm, sunscreen, Apple AirPods, extra contacts, and my wallet.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
One of three teens asked for money to get on the bus, and just as Gilkey pulled out his wallet to help out, the other two jumped the 62-year-old.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Whether a wallet found in a distant orchard, or bodies not discovered until days after the water had cleared.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wallet
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“Wallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallet. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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