Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wallet

/ˈwɑl.ət/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: wal-let
IPA: /ˈwɑl.ət/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

British usage; American usage

noun

A person's bank account or assets.

Informal

noun

An e-wallet or digital wallet.

noun

A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.

noun

A bag or pouch.

Archaic

noun

A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).

Slang

Example Sentences

"The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet."
"I forgot my wallet and left it at home."
"Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather."
"It's unknown if the pro running back's recent sex scandal will hit him in the wallet or not."
"In all of India, China, Africa, and much of the southern American continent, those who had the leisure and wallet for fashion—or more simply, in the poorer latitudes, for the mere acquisition of things—would have killed for the street merchandise of Manhattan […]"
"I won an auction online for a cheap CD wallet."

Etymology

From Middle English walet (“a bag, knapsack”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from an assumed Old Northern French *walet (“a roll; bag; a knapsack”), from Proto-Germanic *wal- (“to roll”). More at walk, well, wallow.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: walet, *walet, *wal-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɑl.ət/
British English: /ˈwɒl.ɪt/

Usage

British usage
American usage
Informal
Archaic
Slang

Inflected Forms

wallets (plural)

Derived Forms

cryptowallet cyberwallet unwallet walleteer walletful walletless walletlike

Phrases

card wallet CD wallet champagne taste on a beer wallet cold wallet cryptocurrency wallet crypto wallet hardware wallet hot wallet

Frequently Paired Words

purse scrip

Synonyms

billfold pocketbook notecase

Rhymes With

collet

Questions

How do you pronounce wallet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑl.ət/.
What does wallet mean?: A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
Where does wallet come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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