billfold

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance
US /ˈbɪlˌfoʊld/ UK /ˈbɪlˌfəʊld/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a folding wallet for holding paper money

    He tucked the receipts into his worn billfold.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a folding wallet for... walletpocketbooknotecase
Word family
Related forms billfold

Etymology

A compound of bill ('paper money') + fold ('to bend over'); an American coinage of the late 19th century.

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