purse

B1
Pronunciation
/pɜːs/
/pɝs/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

A small bag for carrying money.

2 Definition

A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)

3 Definition

A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.

4 Definition

A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.

2 Definition

To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.

3 Definition

To put into a purse.

4 Definition

To steal purses; to rob.