Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.

    Lenny had so many pictures of his family stuffed into his billfold that it barely fit into his pocket.

More definitions
  • a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom pulled some bills out of his billfold.

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  2. Put your billfold in the inner pocket of your jacket.

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  3. A human being's worth is measured by his or her billfold.

    deDer Wert eines Menschen wird an seiner Brieftasche gemessen.

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Origin

From bill + fold.

From bill + fold.

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Forms

plural: billfolds
Singularbillfold
Pluralbillfolds

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
folding case for holding currency:pocketbook
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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