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briefcase

US/ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/

briefcase noun: a case used for carrying documents, especially for business.

briefcase: a case used for carrying documents, especially for business
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Noun

briefcase (plural briefcases)

  1. A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
  2. In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.
    • You create a briefcase called Files where you store all your important documents. The briefcase is stored on your Tablet PC's C: drive, and the source files reside on your server.2004, Craig Forrest Mathews, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Tablet PCs, page 202

briefcase meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

briefcase in Hindi

case used for carrying documents
ब्रीफ़केस brīfkes, अटैची aṭaicī, अटेची aṭecī

briefcase in Marathi

ब्रीफकेस

briefcase in Urdu

case used for carrying documents
بریفکیس brīfkes, اٹیچی aṭaicī

briefcase in Bengali

case used for carrying documents
ব্রিফকেস briphokes
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briefcase in Telugu
బ్రీఫ్కేస్
briefcase in Malayalam
ബ്രീഫ്കേസ്, ബ്രീഫ്കെയ്സ്
briefcase in Kannada
ಬ್ರೀಫ್ಕೇಸ್
briefcase in Punjabi
ਬ੍ਰੀਫਕੇਸ, ਬ੍ਰੀਫਕੈੱਸ
briefcase in Odia
ବ୍ରିଫକେସ୍, ବ୍ରୀଫକେସ୍, ବ୍ରିଫ୍କେସ୍
briefcase in Nepali
ब्रीफकेस, ब्रिफकेस
briefcase in Arabic
حَقِيبَة ḥaqība, مِحْفَظَة miḥfaẓa, شَنْطَة šanṭa

Examples of briefcase in a sentence

  • Realising he had forgotten his briefcase, he turned back and re-entered the office.
  • My old briefcase is falling apart. I'll have to buy a new one.
  • Why don't you put down your briefcase and stay awhile?

All 27 example sentences with briefcase

Synonyms of briefcase

Forms of briefcase

pluralbriefcases
alternative form (dated)brief case

Plural of briefcase: briefcases

Origin of briefcase

From brief + case.

Words formed from briefcase

Phrases with briefcase

Questions about briefcase

What does briefcase mean?
Briefcase means a case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
What is briefcase in Hindi?
Briefcase in Hindi is ब्रीफ़केस (brīfkes), अटैची (aṭaicī), अटेची (aṭecī). See Briefcase meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is briefcase?
Briefcase is a noun.
How do you pronounce briefcase?
Briefcase is pronounced /ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of briefcase?
The plural of briefcase is briefcases.

Words near briefcase in the dictionary

  1. brief-bag
  2. brief-bags
  3. briefable
  4. briefback
  5. briefbacks
  6. briefcase
  7. briefcase computer
  8. briefcase computers
  9. briefcased
  10. briefcaseful
  11. briefcasefuls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: briefcase (page history and authors); briefcase (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); briefcase (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); briefcase (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); briefcase (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); briefcase (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); briefcase (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); briefcase (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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