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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024purse /pɜrs/USA pronunciation n., v., pursed, purs•ing. n. [countable] - a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- a small container for carrying money:a change purse.
- a sum of money offered as a prize or collected as a gift:a purse of $50,000 as first prize.
v. [~ + object] - to pucker:to purse one's lips.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024purse (pûrs),USA pronunciation n., v., pursed, purs•ing. n. - a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- a small bag, pouch, or case for carrying money.
- anything resembling a purse in appearance, use, etc.
- a sum of money offered as a prize or reward.
- a sum of money collected as a present or the like.
- money, resources, or wealth.
v.t. - to contract into folds or wrinkles;
pucker:to purse one's lips. - to put into a purse.
- bef. 1100; (noun, nominal) Middle English, Old English purs, blend of, blended pusa bag (cognate with Old Norse posi) and Medieval Latin bursa bag ( Greek býrsa hide, leather); (verb, verbal) Middle English pursen to put in a purse, derivative of the noun, nominal
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: purse /pɜːs/ n - a small bag or pouch, often made of soft leather, for carrying money, esp coins
- US Canadian a woman's handbag
- anything resembling a small bag or pouch in form or function
- wealth; funds
- a sum of money that is offered, esp as a prize
vb - (transitive) to contract (the mouth, lips, etc) into a small rounded shape
Etymology: Old English purs, probably from Late Latin bursa bag, ultimately from Greek: leather |