"billfold" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: billfolds [plural]
Etymology: bill + fold Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bill|fold}} bill + fold Head templates: {{en-noun}} billfold (plural billfolds)
  1. A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc. Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: wallet Synonyms (folding case for holding currency): pocketbook Derived forms: champagne taste on a beer billfold

Inflected forms

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