Obituary vs. Wallet — What's the Difference?

An obituary (obit for short) is a news article that reports the recent death of a person, typically along with an account of the person's life and information about the upcoming funeral. In large cities and larger newspapers, obituaries are written only for people considered significant.

A wallet is a small, flat case or pouch that can be used to carry such small personal items as paper currency, credit cards, and identification documents (driver's license, identification card, club card, etc.), photographs, transit pass, business cards and other paper or laminated cards. Wallets are generally made of leather or fabrics, and they are usually pocket-sized and foldable.

A published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased.

A flat pocket-sized folding case, usually made of leather, for holding paper money, cards, or photographs; a billfold.

A brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.

A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.

A person's bank account or assets.

A register of deaths in a monastery.

An e-wallet or digital wallet.

Relating to the death of a person.

A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.

Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an obituary notice; obituary poetry.

(archaic) A bag or pouch.

That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person.

(slang) A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).

A notice of the death of a person, published in a newspaper or other periodical, accompanied by a biographical sketch which may be brief ro extended; as, the funeral director arranged placed an obituary in the local papaer.

A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack.

The section of a newspaper in which obituaries{2} are printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the obituaries.

A pocketbook for keeping money about the person.

A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.

Anything protuberant and swagging.

A notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

A pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money