tote bag

noun

: a large 2-handled open-topped bag (as of canvas)

Examples of tote bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Products were created as part of the campaign, including a tote bag, sweatshirt and T-shirt; 10% of sales were donated to the organization. Sabah Meddings, Fortune Europe, 4 May 2024 Each day of press previews, my black sneakers gained a layer of whitish dust, as though mummified by travel, and my eyes burned with a thousand sightings of the same pink tote bag on everybody’s arm. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tote bag 

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tote bag was in 1900

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“Tote bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tote%20bag. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

tote bag

noun
: a large handbag

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