What does purse mean?
Definitions for purse
pɜrspurse
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word purse.
Princeton's WordNet
bag, handbag, pocketbook, pursenoun
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
"she reached into her bag and found a comb"
pursenoun
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"
pursenoun
a small bag for carrying money
purseverb
a sum of money offered as a prize
"the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
purseverb
contract one's lips into a rounded shape
purse, wrinkleverb
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
"purse ones's lips"
Wiktionary
pursenoun
A small bag for carrying money.
pursenoun
A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
pursenoun
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
purseverb
To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PURSEnoun
A small bag in which money is contained.
Etymology: bourse, Fr. pwrs, Welsh.
She bears the purse too; she is a region in Guiana all gold and bounty. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
Shall the son of England prove a thief,
And take purses? William Shakespeare, Henry IV.He sent certain of the chief prisoners, richly apparalled with their purses full of money, into the city. Richard Knolles.
I will give him the thousand pieces, and, to his great surprise, present him with another purse of the same value. Add.
To Purseverb
Etymology: from the noun.
I am spell-caught by Philidel,
And purs’d within a net. Dryden.I purs’d it up, but little reck’ning made,
’Till now that this extremity compell’d,
I find it true. John Milton.Thou cried’st,
And did’st contract and purse thy brow together,
As if thou then had’st shut up in thy brain
Some horrible conceit. William Shakespeare, Othello.
ChatGPT
purse
A purse is a small bag or pouch, typically used by women, for carrying personal items such as money, cards, cosmetics, mobile phones and other small essentials. It is usually made of leather or fabric and can be carried by a handle, strap or clasped under the arm. Designs and sizes vary to suit different styles and needs.
Webster Dictionary
Pursenoun
a small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie
Pursenoun
hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse
Pursenoun
a sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse
Pursenoun
a specific sum of money
Pursenoun
in Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters
Pursenoun
in Persia, the sum of 50 tomans
Purseverb
to put into a purse
Purseverb
to draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit
Purseverb
to steal purses; to rob
Etymology: [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. hide, skin, leather. Cf. Bourse, Bursch, Bursar, Buskin.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Purse
purs, n. a small bag for money, orig. made of skin: a sum of money, esp. a sum given as a present or offered as a prize: a treasury: a person's finances.—v.t. to put into a purse: to contract as the mouth of a purse: to draw into folds or wrinkles.—n. Purse′-bear′er, one who has charge of the purse of another: a treasurer.—adj. Purse′-bear′ing, pouched, marsupiate.—ns. Purse′ful, as much as a purse can hold: enough to fill a purse; Purse′-mouth (Tenn.), a pursed-up mouth; Purse′-net, a kind of net that can be closed like a purse; Purse′-pride.—adj. Purse′-proud, proud of one's purse or wealth: insolent from wealth.—ns. Purs′er, an officer who has charge of the provisions, clothing, and accounts of a ship, now termed a 'paymaster;' Purs′ership; Purse′-seine, a seine which can be pursed into the shape of a bag.—n.pl. Purse′-strings, the strings fastening a purse.—n. Purse′-tak′ing, robbing.—A light, or empty, purse, poverty; A long, or heavy, purse, riches; Privy purse, an allowance for the private expenses of the British sovereign: an officer in the royal household who pays the sovereign the grant of the civil list for his private expenses. [O. Fr. borse (Fr. bourse)—Low L. bursa—Gr. byrsa, a hide.]
Editors Contribution
purse
A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles for a variety of purposes according to the design.
To a lady a purse can mean many things, a container to hold money, cards and various other items according to the design.
Submitted by MaryC on July 30, 2016
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PURSE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Purse is ranked #54178 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Purse surname appeared 381 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Purse.
65.6% or 250 total occurrences were White.
27% or 103 total occurrences were Black.
3.9% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.1% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Anagrams for purse »
rupes
sprue
super
resup
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of purse in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of purse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of purse in a Sentence
Then she reached into her purse and produced a measuring tape, and she said, ‘ This is to measure you for your wedding gown, ’ i am 5-feet-2, but at that time I felt up in the clouds – 6-feet-2 … like Sam Fleming was.
You wake up in the morning, and your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of unmanufactured tissue of the universe of your life It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions. No one can take it from you. And no one receives either more or less than you receive.
Purse not your opinion, for the weak and dimwitted leader shall seek to surround thyself with minions'.”
Beware Of entrance to a quarrel but being in, Bear't that the opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy rich, not gaudy For the apparel oft proclaims the man.
Congress should stand up and use the power of the purse.
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- geldsakkie, handsakAfrikaans
- جزدان, محفظةArabic
- pul kisəsiAzerbaijani
- кашалёкBelarusian
- портмонеBulgarian
- monederCatalan, Valencian
- peněženka, kabelkaCzech
- Geldbörse, schürzen, Geldbeutel, HandtascheGerman
- πορτοφόλι, τσαντάκιGreek
- monujoEsperanto
- bolsa, fruncir, monederoSpanish
- käekott, rahakott, kukkurEstonian
- کیف پولPersian
- kukkaro, määräraha, budjetti, mutristaa, rahapussi, rahakukkaro, käsilaukku, suipistaaFinnish
- pungur, pengapungurFaroese
- bourse, portemonnaie, sac à mainFrench
- sparán, sparáinIrish
- sporanScottish Gaelic
- ארנקHebrew
- पर्स, बटुआHindi
- erszényHungarian
- քսակArmenian
- borsellino, borsa, portafoglio, borsettaItalian
- 財布, パース, 札入れJapanese
- საფულე, ქისაGeorgian
- ការបូបKhmer
- 지갑Korean
- ກະເປົາໃສ່ເງິນLao
- piniginėLithuanian
- maksLatvian
- pāhiMāori
- паричник, чанта, кесе, портмоне, ташнаMacedonian
- handtasDutch
- pengepung, pungNorwegian
- portmonetka, torebkaPolish
- moedeiro, bolsa, fundoPortuguese
- кошелёк, портмоне, сумочка, казна, сумка, деньгиRussian
- торбица, napućiti, torbica, новчаник, novčanik, naškubiti, торба, torba, новчарка, кеса, novčarka, kesaSerbo-Croatian
- peňaženkaSlovak
- torbica, denarnica, našobitiSlovene
- handväska, portmonnäSwedish
- กระเป๋าThai
- el çantası, cüzdanTurkish
- гаманецьUkrainian
- پرسUrdu
- ví tiềnVietnamese
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