Also means
briefcase
Usage Note
Cartera means a wallet or purse (the item carried in a pocket or bag) in most of Latin America, but in Spain a cartera more often denotes a briefcase or document folder, with billetera used for wallet. It also appears in finance: cartera de valores is an investment 'portfolio'. Context and region determine the exact meaning.
Examples
"Perdí la cartera con todos mis documentos."
Natural Translation
I lost my wallet with all my documents.

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