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bill·fold

 (bĭl′fōld′)
n.
A folding pocket-sized case for carrying paper money, small personal documents, and sometimes change.
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billfold

(ˈbɪlˌfəʊld)
n
US and Canadian a small folding case, usually of leather, for holding paper money, documents, etc. Also called (in Britain and other countries): wallet
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bill•fold

(ˈbɪlˌfoʊld)

n.
1. a thin, flat, folding case for carrying paper money and other items.
2. wallet (def. 1).
[1890–95, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.billfold - a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper moneybillfold - a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
notecase, wallet, pocketbook
case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
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Translations
مِحْفَظَةُ نُقود
peněženka
pungtegnebog
seîlaveski

billfold

[ˈbɪlfəʊld] N (US) → billetero m, cartera f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

billfold

[ˈbɪlfəʊld] n (US) → portefeuille mbilliard ball n → boule f de billard
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

billfold

[ˈbɪlˌfəʊld] n (Am) → portafoglio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bill2

(bil) noun
1. an account of money owed for goods etc. an electricity bill.
2. (American) a banknote. a five-dollar bill.
3. a poster used for advertising.
verb
to send an account (to someone). We'll bill you next month for your purchases.
ˈbillboard noun
a large board on which advertising posters are displayed. He stuck posters on the billboard.
ˈbillfold noun
(American) a wallet. a billfold full of dollars.
fill the bill
to be suitable; to be exactly what is required. We are looking for a new car and this will fill the bill.
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