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briefcase

[ breef-keys ]

noun

  1. a flat, rectangular case with a handle, often of leather, for carrying books, papers, etc.


briefcase

/ ˈ²ú°ù¾±Ë´ÚËŒ°ì±ðɪ²õ /

noun

  1. a flat portable case, often of leather, for carrying papers, books, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of briefcase1

1925–30; brief (noun) + case 2
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My little tool kit can fit in a briefcase.

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But really, that briefcase holds the movie’s soul.

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Neither is able to ignore a briefcase of money dangled by their No. 1 fan.

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Not long afterwards she was looking through an old briefcase when she came across an ageing, brown reel-to-reel tape-recording of her lullaby.

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