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• purse — 1. noun 1) the money fell out of her purse Syn: wallet, money bag; N.Amer. change purse, billfold 2) N.Amer. a woman s purse Syn: handbag, shoulder bag, clutch bag; N.Amer. pocketbook 3) the fight will net him a $75 …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• purse — 1. noun 1) a woman s purse See handbag 2) the public purse Syn: fund(s), kitty, coffers, pool, bank, treasury, exchequer; money, finances, wealth, reserves, cas …   Thesaurus of popular words

• purse — (n.) O.E. pursa little bag made of leather, from M.L. bursa purse (Cf. O.Fr. borse, 12c., Fr. bourse), from L.L., variant of byrsa hide, from Gk. byrsa hide, leather. Change of b to p perhaps by infl. of O.E. pusa, O.N. posi …   Etymology dictionary

• purse — [pʉrs] n. [ME < OE purs < ML bursa, bag, purse < LL, hide < Gr byrsa] 1. a small bag or pouch for carrying money 2. financial resources; money 3. a sum of money collected as a present or given as a prize ☆ 4. a woman s handbag 5.… …   English World dictionary

• Purse — In American English, a purse is a small bag, also called a handbag or a pocketbook. In British English, a purse is a small money container similar to a wallet, but typically used by women and including a compartment for coins, with a handbag… …   Wikipedia

• purse — purse1 [ pɜrs ] noun ** 1. ) count AMERICAN a small bag in which a woman carries money, keys, CREDIT CARDS, and personal objects: HANDBAG 2. ) singular money that is available to buy or pay for something: It was too expensive for my purse. the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• purse — purse1 S3 [pə:s US pə:rs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Late Latin; Origin: bursa; BURSAR] 1.) a) especially BrE a small bag in which women keep paper money, coins, cards etc American Equivalent: wallet ▪ Julie opened her handbag and took out her purse …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• purse — 1 noun 1 (C) BrE a small container for keeping coins in, made of leather, cloth, plastic etc, used especially by women; change purse AmE: She took a pound coin out of her purse. | Hayley snapped her purse shut. 2 (C) BrE a small flat leather… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• purse — I UK [pɜː(r)s] / US [pɜrs] noun Word forms purse : singular purse plural purses * 1) a) [countable] British a small case in which women carry coins, paper money, credit cards etc b) a small bag for carrying money 2) [singular] money that is… …   English dictionary

• purse — purseless, adj. purselike, adj. /perrs/, n., v., pursed, pursing. n. 1. a woman s handbag or pocketbook. 2. a small bag, pouch, or case for carrying money. 3. anything resembling a purse in appearance, use, etc. 4. a sum of money offered as a… …   Universalium

• purse — [[t]pɜrs[/t]] n. v. pursed, purs•ing 1) a woman s handbag or pocketbook 2) a small bag, pouch, or case for carrying money: a change purse[/ex] 3) anything resembling a purse in appearance, use, etc 4) a sum of money offered as a prize or… …   From formal English to slang