wikipedia|Purse (disambiguation)
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English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-purse.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)s|-��(r)s
Etymology
From OE. pursa, from ML. bursa (cognate with :w:Old French|Old French borse > :w:French|French: bourse).
Noun
en-noun
- A small bag for carrying money.
- US A small bag used by women for carrying various small personal items.
- A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
Synonyms
(small bag used by women for carrying various small personal items): handbag (especially British)
(quantity of money): bursary, grant
Related terms
pocketbook
wallet
Translations
trans-top|small bag for carrying money
Arabic: Arab|جزدا� IPAchar|(jezd�n) m
Chinese: �� (qiánb�o)
Dutch: handtas f
Finnish: rahapussi, kukkaro
French: bourse f, portemonnaie f
German: Geldbörse f, Geldbeutel m
Hungarian: erszény
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Italian: portafoglio m, borsa f
Japanese: 財� (���, saifu)
Korean: �� (jigap)
Portuguese: bolsa f
Russian: ��мка (súmka) f
Spanish: bolsa f, monedero m
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trans-top|small bag used by women for carrying personal items
Finnish: käsilaukku
French: sac à main m
German: Handtasche f
Italian: borsetta f
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Slovene: torbica f
Spanish: bolso m italbrac|Spain, bolsa f italbrac|Mexico, cartera f italbrac|Latin America
Swedish: handväska c
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trans-top|quantity of money
Finnish: määräraha, budjetti
French: bourse f
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Spanish: bolsa f
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Verb
transitive
en-verb|purs|ing
- To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
Synonyms
pucker
Translations
trans-top|press (the lips) together
Finnish: suipistaa, mutristaa
German: kräuseln
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Slovene: našobiti
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