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purse
noun
verb
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- URS
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
pɜːs
Meaning
Definitions
noun
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
“she reached into her bag and found a comb”
noun
a small bag for carrying money
noun
a sum of money offered as a prize
“the purse barely covered the winner's expenses”
noun
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
“he made the contribution out of his own purse”
verb
contract one's lips into a rounded shape
verb
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
“purse one's lips”
In context
Example Sentences
she reached into her bag and found a comb
the purse barely covered the winner's expenses
he made the contribution out of his own purse
he and his wife shared a common purse
purse one's lips
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