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holdall

noun

ˈhōld-ˌȯl

Definition of holdall

chiefly British

as in suitcase

a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles there was a forgotten holdall in the bus station loo

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Recent Examples of holdall The actor toted two holdalls in suede mint green and black padded leather by Balenciaga bags and Gucci. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026 The trademarks cover dozens of products and services, including makeup, body oils, sunglasses, pens, holdalls, electric train sets, leather goods, shoes, tote bags and music, the IPO records show. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026 Also expected to be popular in the region are the Davies hybrid sneaker-boot, oversized holdalls, Scottish cashmere scarves. — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 In 2023, Jannik Sinner was required to seek out special dispensation from the International Tennis Federation, Association of Tennis Professionals and Wimbledon just in order to switch out his all-white duffle bag for a Gucci monogrammed holdall. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for holdall

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Officers who were called to the fire station opened the suitcase and found the remains of a woman — later identified as Lorretta Moody, 67 — inside.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
While space-saving suitcase organization is the draw of really any set of packing cubes, and these cubes do so much more.

— Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2026

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It was drawn down to below $200 million following the hack, according to Bloomberg’s calculation of the fund’s disclosed wallet addresses, before being restored to more than $300 million.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
As for the money itself, aside from the frozen wallets, it may already be gone.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of wallet

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