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.
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When the carrier refused, McBee pushed him to the ground and stole his wallet, prosecutors said, adding that the carrier suffered bruising to both arms.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The large zippered chest pocket holds an oversized smartphone—or serves as a stuff sack—and two zippered hand pockets secure a wallet or keys.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Massachusetts citizens are not patsies with wallets.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Then they get beat up, and detained for days in inhumane conditions at the Whipple Building, where their wallets and phones are stolen.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The large zippered chest pocket holds an oversized smartphone—or serves as a stuff sack—and two zippered hand pockets secure a wallet or keys.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Massachusetts citizens are not patsies with wallets.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Then they get beat up, and detained for days in inhumane conditions at the Whipple Building, where their wallets and phones are stolen.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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