Day 664
14 Apr 2023

purse

/pɜːs/

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.

verb
To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.To put into a purse.To steal purses; to rob.