purse
🇺🇸
/pɜːrs/
🇬🇧
/pɜːs/
noun
R
a small bag for carrying money and small items, often used by women
She opened her purse to pay for the item.
R
a small bag for carrying personal items like money and keys
She left her purse on the table by mistake.
R
the amount of money someone has to spend
The vacation options fit every purse.
R
money given as a prize in boxing
The boxer won a large purse after the match.
verb
R
to press your lips together tightly, often to show disapproval
She pursed her lips when she heard the news.
translation
a small bag for carrying money and small items, often used by women; a small bag for carrying personal items like money and keys; the amount of money someone has to spend; money given as a prize in boxing
to press your lips together tightly, often to show disapproval
Word Forms
Plural
purses
Progressive
pursing
Past
pursed
Perfect
pursed
3rd Present
purses