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purse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bag, handbag, pocketbook |
| Type of | container |
| Has types | shoulder bag, clutch, clutch bag, etui, evening bag, reticule |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bag |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | amount, sum of money, sum, amount of money |
the purse barely covered the winner's expenses.
purse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money |
he made the contribution out of his own purse.
he and his wife shared a common purse.
Examples of purse
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The female robber jumped out of her car with the purse, and O'Donnell sped away.
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Carrying the purse in his mouth, the dog took it home and scratched on the door.
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The Shenandoah, a purse seiner built in 1925, was donated to the museum in 2000.
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Reports said she hid a Chicago Bears football jersey valued at $35 in her purse.
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A Coach wallet was reported stolen from a purse left in an unattended classroom.
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Then she digs through a leather purse, exuding a momentary sense of desperation.
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You can buy a Louis Vuitton purse at an outlet mall and an Aston Martin on eBay.
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Unions were never going to easily give up their dominance over the public purse.
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For this event, he wore pink nail polish and clutched a Louis Vuitton man purse.
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- Bag: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
- Contract one's lips into a rounded shape
- 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"
- Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
- A small bag for carrying money
- A sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
- In horse racing, the term purse distribution may refer to the total amount of money paid out to the owners of horses racing at a particular track over a given period of time, or to the percentages of a race's total purse that are awarded to each of the highest finishers. ...
- Generally, prize money, purse money, or just purse is a monetary prize awarded for winning or coming a place in a competition such as horseracing, boxing, auto racing, golf, tennis, etc. ...
- Purse is a surname, and may refer to: * Darren Purse (born 1977), English footballer * John Purse (born 1972), American cyclist * Charles Sanders Peirce (pronounced "Purse") (1839-1914), American philosopher and scientist
