Definition of walletnext
as in handbag
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles with their humble belongings tucked into wallets of simple cloth, the pilgrims began their journey to one of Christendom's holiest shrines

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Recent Examples of wallet And RAMageddon certainly isn’t helping make this any easier on peoples’ wallets. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2026 Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island’s capital city, Naha, early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Managing separate wallets, chains, liquidity providers, banking partners and compliance processes one corridor at a time creates cost and operational risk. — Pratik Khowala, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island's capital city of Naha early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wallet
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Noun
  • At its Paris debut, the program encompassed 28 shoe styles and seven handbag styles, offering more than 1,000 possible combinations.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The real winner here is Clara, who makes a handbag out of cake using a Lucite base with cake on top of it and a strap attached.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The person who finally climbs the ladder and grabs the briefcase.
    — Bobby Burack , Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Due to its associations with office life and corporate culture, the briefcase feels like the very embodiment of modernity.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Wallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallet. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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