PURSE

purse

Noun

  1. A small bag for carrying money.
  2. A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
  3. A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
  4. A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.

Verb

  1. To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
  2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
  3. To put into a purse.
  4. To steal purses; to rob.


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