Purse

Word PURSE
Character 5
Hyphenation purse
Pronunciations /pɜːs/

Definitions and meanings of "Purse"

What do we mean by purse?

A usually closable bag used for carrying keys, a wallet, and other personal items, especially by women; a handbag. noun

A usually closable small bag or pouch for carrying money. noun

Something that resembles a bag or pouch, such as a purse seine. noun

An available amount of money or resources. noun

A sum of money collected as a present or offered as a prize. noun

To gather or contract (the lips or brow) into wrinkles or folds; pucker. transitive verb

To put in a purse.

To contract into folds or wrinkles; knit; pucker: frequently with up.

To take purses; rob.

A bag or pouch; specifically, a small bag or case in which money is contained or carried. noun

Figuratively, money; means; resources. noun

A treasury; finances: as, to exhaust a nation's purse, or the public purse. noun

A purseful of money; a sum of money offered as a prize or collected as a present: as, to win the purse in a horse-race; to make up a purse as a present. noun

A specific sum of money. noun

In zoology and anatomy, some kind of a pouch, bursa, marsupium, or ovicapsule. noun

An officer of the British royal household charged with the payment of the sovereign's private expenses. His official title is keeper of the privy purse. noun

To put into a purse. transitive verb

To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit. transitive verb

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. noun

Hence, a treasury; finances. noun

A small bag for carrying money.

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

A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.

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

A sexual innuendo for the female genetalia Urban Dictionary

A purse is usually small and made of leather. A woman keeps it in her handbag. It contains valuables such as coins, credit cards, a driving licence, paper money and postage stamps. Urban Dictionary

Verb: purse Before a prostitute and her client engage in any sexual activity and are still in the street the prostitute will negoatiate a price for the forthcoming sexual pleasure and or/ accept money beforehand. This is called 'pursing'. Urban Dictionary

A (whipped) male who holds items usually held in a purse for his significant other (gf/wife) so that she doesn't have to bring her purse. IE lipstick, money, keys, wallet Urban Dictionary

Penis, dick, package Urban Dictionary

1. A pretty container attached to a long strap which a woman may sling over her shoulder. She uses it to carry her ID cards and other items of a personal nature. 2. A woman's dog tags and collar. Urban Dictionary

Another name for a males scrotum. Urban Dictionary

Satirical form of the slang totes: a shorter more convenient form of the word: totally. As totes became popular and emojis expanded, tote received its own emoji which looked like a purse. Use of purse began as a way to mock people that used the slang totes. Urban Dictionary

When a male friend of yours doesn't do something because of a girlly reason. Urban Dictionary

Noun: 'to purse' to get really wrecked on drugs and vomit and pass out Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Purse

The word "purse" in example sentences

P.S. googling has revealed that Americans use the term purse for a woman's bag whereas the Brits refer to it as a bag. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Weirdest thing in my purse is a kool-aid packet a friend gave me the other day. ❋ Unknown (2009)

From her id, social security card, and credit cards to her photos and other memorabilia the purse is a complete collection of information of a woman? ❋ Unknown (2009)

A Prada purse is as rare a sighting here as a pair of sensible shoes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To a little kid a purse is a magical thing that amazingly holds stuff. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In my purse is the neatly folded contract for a six-month stay. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I will see, my heart, when my purse is a little less empty, what I can do for those good and saintly Fathers of the sacred Valley [La Trappe]. ❋ Cl (1912)

Law Number I: The best way to make a silk purse from a sow's ear is to begin with a silk sow. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sounds like that purse is gonna take quite a beating. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My Zebra print purse is another instance of how I take the jungle out with me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tell you what she looked old and ugly, just get her a pair of seal slippers and a seal skin purse so she can feel better in prison ... haha! ❋ Unknown (2010)

I gather my purse from the side table, when my eyes catch on the Souleiado catalogue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When the theft of a purse from a stroller results in an infant's death, two teenagers are in trouble, and yet are unaware of the enormity of their crime, They try and commit another, with unforseen results. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Borel, whose horses earned $4,844,522 in purse money last year, said immediately after the Derby that he would choose Rachel Alexandra over Mine That Bird if a conflict arose. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To remove the novelty of electronic media, what about this: a purse is found left in the lunchroom. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Imagine cufflinks made from little mouse heads, a coin purse that was once a rat, or headbands with real wings. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"[Will you] [hold my purse]?" ❋ A Collaboration Of OnlyOne & Smoore (2004)

We noticed a woman looking at a lovely leather purse in the War on Want [charity shop] in [Ballynahinch], Co. Down the other day. She took it to the counter, took her purse from her [handbag], took out some money and handed it to the assistant. The voluntary assistant said "Thank You", put the purse into a plastic bag and handed it to the woman. ❋ Three Blondes In Black Skirts (2006)

Sarah would often purse [in the dark] back-alleys in order to [fund] her [higher education]. ❋ Blanka (2006)

GF: Sweetie, can you put my [keys in your pocket]? Male: Sure GF: Oh, and here's my [lipstick] too. Male: Umm, ok. GF: Oh, one last thing - my [scrunchie]. Male: Dammit - what am I? Your purse? or: GF: Hey purse, can you pass me my lipstick? ❋ Locos (2007)

[that guy] has a [big] purse... look at his [bulge]! ❋ Mar Dixon (2010)

Q. Can I see some identification? A. Sure, [let me check] [my purse]...([jingle], jingle, jingle)...ah, here it is. ❋ Starr (2005)

[Yo dog], last night I was so [stewed] I kicked [Breeze] right in his purse. The fuckers definately broke now. ❋ Electric John (2006)

Person 1: We should go to the mall this weekend for the huge [sale]! Person 2: [Purse]! That would be awesome. or Person 1: Oh my god, [Ryan Reynolds] is so hot. Person 2: He [purse] is! ❋ Buggerthat (2018)

Tim was going to go to the bar with us tonight, but he [pursed] out because he had to [get up] early [tomarrow]. ❋ Bryan Schwab (2004)

'he can't take his [drugs], he's [blatantly] [gonna] purse later' ❋ Betty_basgetti (2006)

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