Wallet
/ˈwɑːlɪt/noun
A small case for carrying everyday personal items like cash, credit cards, and identification.
He always keeps his wallet in his back pocket.
Often appears as...
- leather wallet
- lost wallet
noun
A medium in digital world where cryptocurrency is stored, received or sent.
He transferred the Bitcoin to his digital wallet.
Often appears as...
- digital wallet
- cryptocurrency wallet
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A container for holding or storing things temporarily.
She keeps her sewing needles in a small fabric wallet.
Often appears as...
- fabric wallet
- tool wallet
noun
A small case for carrying everyday personal items like cash, credit cards, and identification.
He always keeps his wallet in his back pocket.
Often appears as...
- leather wallet
- lost wallet
noun
A medium in digital world where cryptocurrency is stored, received or sent.
He transferred the Bitcoin to his digital wallet.
Often appears as...
- digital wallet
- cryptocurrency wallet
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A container for holding or storing things temporarily.
She keeps her sewing needles in a small fabric wallet.
Often appears as...
- fabric wallet
- tool wallet
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Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
Wallets are usually small and fit in pockets, unlike bags which are larger.
His new wallet is so compact, it's perfect for the front pocket of his jeans.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Accessory
A wallet is a personal item and is often a casual accessory, less formal than a briefcase.
He took out his wallet to pay for the ice cream at the park.
Pro Tip 3/3Privacy Concern
Discussing the contents of one's wallet can be seen as invasive or rude.
It's impolite to ask someone how much cash they have in their wallet.
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What gives a dollar bill...
while more goods and services are produced, each dollar's value would increase in a process known as deflation. So which is worse? Too much inflation means that the money in your wallet today will be worth less tomorrow, making you want to spend it right away. While this would stimulate business, it would also encourage overconsumption,
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Why we make bad...
a good deal that used to be a great deal is not nearly as good as an awful deal that was once a horrible deal. Here's another example of how comparing to the past can befuddle our decisions. Imagine that you're going to the theater. You're on your way to the theater. In your wallet you have a ticket, for which you paid 20 dollars.
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Paul Zak: Trust,...
non-pharmacologic ways to raise oxytocin. These include massage, dancing and praying. Yes, my mom was happy about that last one. And whenever we raise oxytocin, people willingly open up their wallets and share money with strangers. But why do they do this?
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If superpowers were...
you would have to be totally naked. Even if it's freezing outside! You can't carry anything, including your wallet and keys, otherwise people would just see your wallet and keys floating around. Drivers and people on the street can't see you either,
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People and Bears Live in...
part of the global population is living in urban areas they don't know wildlife they don't know anything about them and it's why we should try to maintain that current existence of wallet so that other people can come and get a sense for what that
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
on a side and more sensitive than ever, you realize that the GPS dot will soon move from fiction to nonfiction. Imagine what we could do with a world full of GPS dots. It's not just that you'll never lose your wallet or your keys
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Would you pass the...
The researchers believed the money would discourage honesty. Specifically, they thought participants’ self-interest would overpower two competing their altruistic desire not to harm the wallet’s owner,
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Technology that protects...
world who you are imagine all of those keys all of those credit cards everything in your purse in your pocket and your wallet that you have to carry around just for people to know who you are a mad
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How the coronavirus...
important to recognize this is creating its own kind of new inequality an equality between the digital economy and the and the the material economy between knowledge workers and non wallet workers
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Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
six guys this is a brush tailed wallaby yeah this is a brush towel rock wallet rock wallaby yes and these are frighteningly rare in the wild right yes yes frighteningly rare we know
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What gives a dollar bill...
while more goods and services are produced, each dollar's value would increase in a process known as deflation. So which is worse? Too much inflation means that the money in your wallet today will be worth less tomorrow, making you want to spend it right away. While this would stimulate business, it would also encourage overconsumption,
Video examples
Why we make bad...
a good deal that used to be a great deal is not nearly as good as an awful deal that was once a horrible deal. Here's another example of how comparing to the past can befuddle our decisions. Imagine that you're going to the theater. You're on your way to the theater. In your wallet you have a ticket, for which you paid 20 dollars.
Video examples
Paul Zak: Trust,...
non-pharmacologic ways to raise oxytocin. These include massage, dancing and praying. Yes, my mom was happy about that last one. And whenever we raise oxytocin, people willingly open up their wallets and share money with strangers. But why do they do this?
Video examples
If superpowers were...
you would have to be totally naked. Even if it's freezing outside! You can't carry anything, including your wallet and keys, otherwise people would just see your wallet and keys floating around. Drivers and people on the street can't see you either,
Video examples
People and Bears Live in...
part of the global population is living in urban areas they don't know wildlife they don't know anything about them and it's why we should try to maintain that current existence of wallet so that other people can come and get a sense for what that
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
on a side and more sensitive than ever, you realize that the GPS dot will soon move from fiction to nonfiction. Imagine what we could do with a world full of GPS dots. It's not just that you'll never lose your wallet or your keys
Video examples
Would you pass the...
The researchers believed the money would discourage honesty. Specifically, they thought participants’ self-interest would overpower two competing their altruistic desire not to harm the wallet’s owner,
Video examples
Technology that protects...
world who you are imagine all of those keys all of those credit cards everything in your purse in your pocket and your wallet that you have to carry around just for people to know who you are a mad
Video examples
How the coronavirus...
important to recognize this is creating its own kind of new inequality an equality between the digital economy and the and the the material economy between knowledge workers and non wallet workers
Video examples
Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
six guys this is a brush tailed wallaby yeah this is a brush towel rock wallet rock wallaby yes and these are frighteningly rare in the wild right yes yes frighteningly rare we know
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Harper Reed
American Businessman
We were orbiting around the idea of intent and context. We would take the bus into work, and if you said, 'Here's a shirt you might like,' and I open it on my mobile phone, I'm not going to pull out my credit card and wallet. We thought, 'How does someone do this? An e-mail to yourself, or you try to remember?
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Fabrizio Moreira
Ecuadorian Politician
The truth is, there are many types of businesses that require thousands of dollars to be invested during the startup period. However, there are also many different types of business models that you can run from the comfort of your own home without having to reach too deep into your wallet.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
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Betty Gilpin
American Actress
With theater, the time commitment and the demands on your body, your personal life, and your wallet are crazy. It's four months of feeling like you're running a marathon and getting paid in hugs.
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Brene Brown
American Author
I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter. To be on that list, you have to love me for my strengths and struggles.
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Kenneth Branagh
Irish Actor
I have a pathetic urge at some stage in my life to be able to pull out my wallet and pull out a little card on which it would say, 'Kenneth Branagh, artistic director.
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Robin Williams
American Comedian
Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it 'all the money,' but they changed it to 'alimony.' It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.
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Frank Dane
American Politician
The way to a woman's heart is through your wallet.
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Harper Reed
American Businessman
We were orbiting around the idea of intent and context. We would take the bus into work, and if you said, 'Here's a shirt you might like,' and I open it on my mobile phone, I'm not going to pull out my credit card and wallet. We thought, 'How does someone do this? An e-mail to yourself, or you try to remember?
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Fabrizio Moreira
Ecuadorian Politician
The truth is, there are many types of businesses that require thousands of dollars to be invested during the startup period. However, there are also many different types of business models that you can run from the comfort of your own home without having to reach too deep into your wallet.
Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
Quote examples
Betty Gilpin
American Actress
With theater, the time commitment and the demands on your body, your personal life, and your wallet are crazy. It's four months of feeling like you're running a marathon and getting paid in hugs.
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Brene Brown
American Author
I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter. To be on that list, you have to love me for my strengths and struggles.
Quote examples
Kenneth Branagh
Irish Actor
I have a pathetic urge at some stage in my life to be able to pull out my wallet and pull out a little card on which it would say, 'Kenneth Branagh, artistic director.
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Robin Williams
American Comedian
Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it 'all the money,' but they changed it to 'alimony.' It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.
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Frank Dane
American Politician
The way to a woman's heart is through your wallet.
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