briefcases

noun

plural of briefcase
as in attachés

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  1. valises
  2. wallets
  3. handbags
  4. carryalls
  5. holdalls
  6. portmanteaus
Noun
  • 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
Definition of valises
Noun
  • Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Eye-watering World Cup prices haven't stopped soccer fans from around the world from opening their wallets.
    — Meline Rosales Mike Winters, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of wallets
Noun
  • For all the chatter about his choices in handbags, Haaland doesn’t seem remotely bothered.
    — Teddy Brown, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Interactive stations allow customers to personalize handbags, create custom makeup kits, adopt dolls complete with birth certificates and customize Brio train sets.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of handbags
Noun
  • Below, snag her exact style, along with a range of other Cuyana carryalls fit for every occasion.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • Scroll down to shop more of Quince’s best-selling carryalls just in time for summer.
    — Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
Definition of carryalls
Noun
  • Many holdalls are potential security risks, and priority one for FIFA is maintaining a trouble-free World Cup.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The actor toted two holdalls in suede mint green and black padded leather by Balenciaga bags and Gucci.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of holdalls
Noun
  • Those are just a few of the clever software-as-a-service portmanteaus being tossed around as investors debate a massive selloff in the sector that has vaporized roughly $1 trillion in valuations from recent highs, with more than $285 billion in market value wiped out in February alone.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Fierce sunlight bleaching the stones of the old city, blinding the passengers as porters in white kaffiyehs and djellabas stack their portmanteaus on donkey carts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of portmanteaus
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