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purse
(pûrs)n.
1. A usually closable bag used for carrying keys, a wallet, and other personal items, especially by women; a handbag.
2. A usually closable small bag or pouch for carrying money.
3. Something that resembles a bag or pouch, such as a purse seine.
4. An available amount of money or resources: a project funded by the public purse.
5. A sum of money collected as a present or offered as a prize.
tr.v. pursed, purs·ing, purs·es
To gather or contract (the lips or brow) into wrinkles or folds; pucker.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin bursa; see bursa.]
purse′like′ adj.
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purse
(pɜːs)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a small bag or pouch, often made of soft leather, for carrying money, esp coins
2. (Clothing & Fashion) US and Canadian a woman's handbag
3. (Clothing & Fashion) anything resembling a small bag or pouch in form or function
4. (Banking & Finance) wealth; funds
5. (Banking & Finance) a sum of money that is offered, esp as a prize
vb
(Physiology) (tr) to contract (the mouth, lips, etc) into a small rounded shape
[Old English purs, probably from Late Latin bursa bag, ultimately from Greek: leather]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
purse
(pɜrs)n., v. pursed, purs•ing. n.
1. a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
2. a small bag, pouch, or case for carrying money: a change purse.
3. anything resembling a purse in appearance, use, etc.
4. a sum of money offered as a prize or collected as a gift.
5. financial resources; wealth.
v.t. 6. to contract into folds; pucker: to purse one's lips.
7. to put into a purse.
[before 1100; Middle English, Old English purs, b. pusa bag (c. Old Norse posi) and Medieval Latin bursa bag (« Greek býrsa hide, leather)]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
purse
In British English, a purse is a small container that a woman carries money in.
I always have my phone, purse, and keys in my handbag.
In American English, this is called a change purse, coin purse, pocketbook, or wallet.
Eva searched her change purse and found fifty cents.
The word wallet is also used in British English, but only to refer to a container that a man carries money in.
Dad opened his wallet and gave me a ten pound note.
In American English, a purse is a woman's handbag.
She reached in her purse for her diary.
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purse
Past participle: pursed
Gerund: pursing
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purse
Prize money for the boxers.
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| Noun | 1. |  purse - a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"clasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together clutch bag, clutch - a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) etui - small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles evening bag - a handbag used with evening wear reticule - a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries shoulder bag - a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder |
| 2. | purse - a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse" amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" | |
| 3. | purse - a small bag for carrying money bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" purse string - a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse | |
| 4. | purse - a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses" amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" | |
| Verb | 1. | purse - contract one's lips into a rounded shape |
| 2. | purse - gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips" contract - make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment" |
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purse
noun
2. (U.S.) handbag, bag, shoulder bag, pocket book, clutch bag She reached into her purse for her cigarettes.
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
جِزْدَانجُزْدان، حَقيبَة يَدمِحْفَظَة نُقوديَزِمُّ شَفَتَيْه، يُقْفِلُ بِشِدَّه
peněženkakabelkasevřít
håndtaskepung
monujo
käekottkukkurrahakott
kukkarorahapussikäsilaukku
novčanik
női kézitáska
buddahandtaskaherpa varirnar
財布
지갑
iždininkasrankinėsučiaupti
naudas makssakniebt
denarnica
portmonnä
ถุงเงิน
cüzdanel çantasıpara çantasıbüzmek
ví
purse
[pɜːs]A. N
C. CPD purse snatcher N (US) → carterista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
purse
[ˈpɜːrs] n
(British) (for money) → porte-monnaie m inv
(= prize money) (in sport, contest) with a purse of → avec une bourse de
vt
to purse one's lips → retrousser les lèvres
to purse one's lips → retrousser les lèvres
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
purse
n
(for money) → Portemonnaie nt, → Geldbeutel m (dial), → Geldbörse f (form); to hold the purse strings (Brit fig) → über die Finanzen bestimmen, die Finanzen in der Hand haben; the government decided to loosen the purse strings for defence → die Regierung beschloss, mehr Geld für die Verteidigung auszugeben; her husband spent too much, so she decided to tighten the purse strings → ihr Mann gab zu viel Geld aus, also beschloss sie, ihn kurzzuhalten
(US: = handbag) → Handtasche f
(= sum of money) (as prize) → Preisgeld nt; (as gift) (to widow, refugee etc) → (Geld)spende f; (on retirement) → Geldgeschenk nt
vt to purse one’s lips/mouth (up) → einen Schmollmund machen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
purse
[pɜːs]1. n (for money) → borsellino, portamonete m inv (Am) (handbag) → borsetta, borsa (esp Sport) (prize) → montepremi m inv
2. vt to purse one's lips → increspare le labbra
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
purse
(pəːs) noun1. a small bag for carrying money. I looked in my purse for some change.
2. (American) a handbag.
verb to close (the lips) tightly. She pursed her lips in anger.
ˈpurser noun the officer in charge of a ship's money, supplies etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
purse
→ جِزْدَان peněženka håndtaske Geldbeutel πορτοφόλι monedero kukkaro porte-monnaie novčanik borsellino 財布 지갑 portemonnee pung portfel carteira кошелек portmonnä ถุงเงิน cüzdan ví 钱包Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
purse
vt (one’s lips) fruncir (los labios)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.