wallet



lighten (one's/someone's) wallet

1. To spend a large amount of money. (When speaking of one's own actions.) My sister loves to shop. She's always out looking for new ways to lighten her wallet.
2. To take money from someone; to cause someone to spend a significant amount of money. (When speaking of someone or something acting on another person.) Sure, it's a nice hotel, but it will lighten your wallet faster than you can say "overpriced." I'm always wary of souvenir merchants in foreign cities, whose sole objective is to lighten travelers' wallets.
See also: lighten, wallet

wallet

n. a college student’s parents and financial source. My wallet won’t send me another penny this semester.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÁDÁMAH-dahmHungarian
Anar-Azerbaijani
Kelan-Irish
HeikeHIE-kə (Low German, Dutch)Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Prabodh-Indian, Hindi
Tacitotah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese