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# wallet

noun (wallet, wallets)

«wallet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A wallet is a small flat case, usually folded, for keeping money, cards and tickets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#m1)
2. A digital wallet is an app on a phone that holds bank cards to pay with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#m2)
3. A wallet can also be an old word for a bag, often of cloth or leather, that a traveller carries food in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school maths: where money is kept; amounts in a wallet go up or down — taking money out subtracts, putting money in adds; how much is left. In everyday life: Dad's wallet, a lost wallet handed in, a wallet in a pocket or bag. In stories: finding a wallet and returning it is the honest thing to do. Phrases: «in his wallet», «lost my wallet», «wallet-friendly» (cheap).

### Examples

- He has 30 dollars in his wallet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x1)
- She took 12 dollars out of her wallet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x2)
- A wallet costs 15 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x3)
- How much is left in his wallet? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x4)
- Mum keeps her bus pass in her wallet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x5)
- Sam found a wallet on the bus and gave it to the driver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x6)
- My wallet has a zip for coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x7)
- He paid with the wallet app on his phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x8)
- Here he sat down to rest, and pulling out his wallet prepared to eat his dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/#x9)

### Note

Countable: «a wallet». A purse is often for coins or (in the USA) a woman's handbag; a wallet is flat and for notes and cards. Maths: a holder of money; taking money out subtracts, putting in adds; left = start − spent. Honesty: a found wallet belongs to someone — give it to a grown-up or the police.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wallet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wallet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wallet.html) on Mova free.