wallet
part of speech
noun (wallet, wallets)
meaning for a pupil
1) A wallet is a small flat case, usually folded, for keeping money, cards and tickets. tree →
2) A digital wallet is an app on a phone that holds bank cards to pay with. tree →
3) A wallet can also be an old word for a bag, often of cloth or leather, that a traveller carries food in. tree →
sense 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 →
- She took 12 dollars out of her wallet. tree →
- A wallet costs 15 dollars. tree →
- How much is left in his wallet? tree →
- Mum keeps her bus pass in her wallet. tree →
- Sam found a wallet on the bus and gave it to the driver. tree →
- My wallet has a zip for coins. tree →
- He paid with the wallet app on his phone. tree →
- Here he sat down to rest, and pulling out his wallet prepared to eat his dinner. tree →
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.
In the corpora
- A found wallet or purse is given to a parent, a shop or the police without taking anything.
- Keep money in a zipped pocket or a closed wallet, because it is harder to lose or steal.
- Keep money in a zipped pocket or wallet, where it is harder to lose or steal.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wallet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.