Word Type

Noun

The word "briefcase" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

airport bag store business office courtroom desk hand luggage store office building

Derived Terms

Third World briefcase briefcase computer briefcased briefcaseful

Derived From

brief case

Context

computing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

case

Type Of (IsA)

baggage box case most often office product

Receives Action

carried with one hand

Related Terms

business carry case document folder synchronization

Synonym Network

attaché case

Used For

buisness meetings carry papers carry report carrying papers carrying paperwork carrying work hide embezzled money holding papers placing objects in storing files storing papers taking work home transporting documents

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.