notecase

[ noht-keys ]
/ ˈnoʊtˌkeɪs /

noun Chiefly British.

billfold.

Origin of notecase

First recorded in 1830–40; note + case2

Words nearby notecase

note value, note verbale, note-perfect, notebook, notebook computer, notecase, noted, noteholder, noteless, notelet, notencephalocele

Example sentences from the Web for notecase

  • He took out his notecase and handed the seventy-five dollars to Marty in banknotes.

    The Mission of Janice Day |Helen Beecher Long

  • He fished around for a minute inside his parka, and pulled out his notecase.

    The Man Who Hated Mars |Gordon Randall Garrett

  • He seemed to make an effort to pull himself together as he put the money into his notecase.

    Captivity |M. Leonora Eyles

British Dictionary definitions for notecase

notecase
/ (ˈnəʊtˌkeɪs) /

noun

a less common word for wallet (def. 1)