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purse  (pûrs)

n.

1. A woman's bag for carrying keys, a wallet, and other personal items; a handbag.

2. A small bag or pouch for carrying money.

3. Something that resembles a bag or pouch.

4. Available wealth or resources; money.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin bursa; see bursa.]

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purselike 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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) wealth; funds; resources

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a sum of money that is offered, esp as a prize

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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]

Thesaurus

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" handbag, pocketbook, bag 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 round off, round, round out - make round; "round the edges" pooch, pooch out - round one's lips as if intending to kiss
	2.	purse - gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips" wrinkle contract - make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"

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purse

noun

1. pouch, wallet, money-bag I dug the money out of my purse.

2. (U.S.) handbag, bag, shoulder bag, pocket book, clutch bag She reached into her purse for her cigarettes.

3. funds, means, money, resources, treasury, wealth, exchequer, coffers, wherewithal The money will go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.

4. prize, winnings, award, gift, reward She is tipped to win the biggest purse in women's pro volleyball history.

verb

pucker, close, contract, tighten, knit, wrinkle, pout, press together She pursed her lips in disapproval.

Translations

purse [pɜːs]

A. N

1. (Brit) (for money) → monedero m
a well-lined purse → una bolsa llena
it is beyond my purse → mis recursos no llegan a tanto, está fuera de mi alcance
to hold the purse strings → administrar el dinero
see also public A1
see also silk C

2. (US) (= handbag) → bolso m, cartera f (LAm)

3. (= sum of money as prize) → premio m en metálico

B. VT to purse one's lips → fruncir los labios

C. CPD purse snatcher N (US) → carterista mf

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purse [ˈpɜː^rs]

n

(British) (for money) → porte-monnaie m inv

(US) (= handbag) → sac m, sac m à main

(= prize money) (in sport, contest) with a purse of → avec une bourse de

vt
to purse one's lips → retrousser les lèvres

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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

(= funds) → Gelder pl; that’s beyond my purse → das übersteigt meine Finanzen (inf) ? public purse

(= 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

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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

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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

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purse

n purse [pəːs]

1 a small bag for carrying money I looked in my purse for some change. beursie مِحْفَظَة نُقود портмоне peněženka pung die Geldbörse πορτοφόλι monedero rahakott کیف پول kukkaro porte-monnaie אַרנָק बटुआ pénztárca dompet budda borsellino, portamonete 財布 지갑 piniginė naudas maks beg duit beurs, portemonnee (penge)pung, lommebok portmonetka porta-moedas portmoneu кошелёк peňaženka denarnica tašna portmonnä, börs กระเป๋าใส่เงินขนาดเล็ก cüzdan, para çantası 小錢包 гаманець بٹوا، تھيلي cái ví 小钱包

2 (American) a handbag. handsak جُزْدان، حَقيبَة يَد дамска чанта kabelka håndtaske die Handtasche γυναικεία τσάντα bolso käekott کیف دستی käsilaukku sac à main תִיק יַד झोला (női) kézitáska tas tangan handtaska borsa ハンドバッグ 핸드백 rankinė rokassoma beg tangan handtas håndveske torebka bolsa poşetă сумочка kabelka torbica tašna handväska กระเป๋าถือ el çantası 手提包 мішок, сумка باتھ کي تھيلي túi xách tay 手提包

v

to close (the lips) tightly She pursed her lips in anger. tuit, saamtrek يَزِمُّ شَفَتَيْه، يُقْفِلُ بِشِدَّه свивам sevřít (rty) snerpe munden sammen schürzen σφίγγω (τα χείλη) fruncir (huuli) kibrutama جمع کردن mutristaa (se) pincer (les lèvres) לְכַווֵץ שְׂפָתַיִים सिकोड़ना összehúz mengatupkan bibir herpa varirnar torcere (le labbra) すぼめる (입을) 오므리다 sučiaupti sakniebt (lūpas) memuncungkan samenknijpen spisse/snurpe sammen munnen sznurować franzir a strânge buzele поджимать zovrieť (pery) stisniti (ustnice) stisnuti snörpa på ทำปากย่น büzmek 噘起嘴 стиснути ہونٹ کاٹنا mắm chặt 噘起嘴

n purser

the officer in charge of a ship's money, supplies etc. betaalmeester ضابِط مُحاسَبَه السَّفينَه домакин-касиер lodní hospodář purser der Zahlmeister λογιστής πλοίου contador laekur متصدی امور مالی و بلیت و بار purseri commissaire du bord כַּלכָּל पोतनीस pénztáros bendaharawan bryti commissario di bordo 事務長 (군함의) 경리관 iždininkas (kuģa u.tml.) mantzinis; saimniecības vadītājs/pārzinis pegawai kewangan kapal purser purser płatnik comissário ofiţer cu administrarea unei nave судовой казначей lodný hospodár, pokladník ladijski blagajnik perser purser เจ้าหน้าที่เรือมีหน้าที่เก็บเอกสารและเงิน gemi muhasebecisi (輪船的)事務長 скарбник تحويل دار nhân viên tài vụ trên tàu （轮船的）事务长

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purse → حافظة نقود peněženka håndtaske Geldbeutel πορτοφόλι monedero kukkaro porte-monnaie novčanik borsellino 財布 지갑 portemonnee pung portfel carteira кошелек portmonnä ถุงเงิน cüzdan ví 钱包