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valise

noun

Definition of valise

as in briefcase

old-fashioned a small suitcase The salesman reached down into the valise to remove a miniature prototype.

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Recent Examples of valise But in Vienna, Pollak kept a mistress, and Milena had to take a job porting valises at the train station just to make ends meet. — Christine Estima september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 That a kindly bellhop from The Balmoral, our hotel adjacent to the station, loaded our valises off a trolley cart did little to rein in these trappings. — Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024 But that narrow slot that grips your valise is nonetheless roomy enough for forward-pointing feet and ankles, because BMW cleverly carved a chunk out of each front seatback to accommodate knees and lower appendages. — Jean Lindamood, Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2023 The papers, not yet catalogued, are in three heavy archival boxes, organized by correspondent, and a valise of as-yet-unsorted items. — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023 At the college archives, Creamer showed us more of the Stevens artifacts housed there, including a valise marked with his name and a photograph of the congressman’s boot maker. — Washington Post, 10 June 2021

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The mural includes symbols from the periodic table of elements, and representations of Sir Isaac Newton, scientific equations and evolution — from fish to four-legged mammals to a man carrying a briefcase.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
But the mellow vibes are ruined when a goofy case of mistaken identity results in Frankie coming home with a briefcase containing several vials of a glowing orange goo.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

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And Portugal is still much better on the wallet than France or Spain.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Hyperliquid, which lets users trade through self-custody wallets rather than a traditional centralized exchange, has emerged as a major force in crypto derivatives trading over the past year.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of wallet

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