purse

/pɜːs/

#9,453 of the most-used English words

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.

Similar: bursary, grant, change purse, coin purse, pocketbook, handbag

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.

Similar: pucker