briefcase

English

/ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/

noun

Definitions

A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
(computing) In , a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.

Etymology

Compound from English brief (briefs, en) + English case.

Origin

English

case

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bookcase English
braincase English
brief English
briefen English
briefer English
briefie English
briefish English
briefless English
briefly English
briefman English
briefness English
business case English
capcase English
cardcase English
casal English
case English
casebearer English
casebearing English
casebook English
casebound English
casefic English
casefile English
caseful English
caseharden English
casekeeper English
caseless English
caselike English
caseload English
casemaker English
casemaking English
caseman English
caseness English
casewise English
casework English
caseworker English
caseworm English
chaincase English
clockcase English
countercase English
crankcase English
debrief English
discase English
doorcase English
downcase English
encase English
flightcase English
headcase English
incase English
intercase English
intracase English
longcase English
meatcase English
megacase English
misbrief English
multicase English
needlecase English
noncase English
notecase English
nutcase English
overbrief English
pencase English
pillowcase English
pipecase English
podcase English
rebrief English
recase English
road case English
sadcase English
seedcase English
showcase English
slipcase English
staircase English
subcase English
titlecase English
toolcase English
traycase English
typecase English
uncase English
unicase English
uppercase English
watchcase English
wingcase English
keissi Finnish
cas French
кейс Russian
ケース Japanese
ブリーフ Japanese
breef Middle English
cas Middle English
kazo Esperanto
เคส Thai
kes Malay
case Chinese
kesi Swahili
ikesi Zulu
kes Tok Pisin