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Meaning of purse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
pɜːs

Definitions

  1. A small bag for carrying money.
  2. A surname from Middle English.
  3. bag
  4. A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
    US
  5. handbag
  6. A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
  7. pouch
  8. A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
    historical
  9. sac, tote

Equivalents

Беларуская кашалёк
Čeština měšec peněženka
Dansk pengepung pung
Ελληνικά πορτοφόλι
Esperanto burso monujo
Español bolsa bolso cigarra fruncir monedero
Gaeilge crap mála sparán
Gàidhlig sporan
עברית ארנק
हिन्दी पर्स बटुआ
Bahasa Indonesia dompet
ქართული საფულე ქისა
Қазақша әмиян шилан
ខ្មែរ កាបូប
한국어 지갑
Kurdî borse cuzdan pûng vi vi
Latina crumēna
ລາວ ກະເປົາ
Latviešu maks
Македонски кесе паричник
Bahasa Melayu dompet
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပိုက်ဆံအိတ်
Nederlands handtas
Português fundo moedeiro
Slovenščina denarnica
Српски denarnica mesec казна
Kiswahili mfuko
Tagalog lukbutan
Türkçe cüzdan portföy
Українська гаманець
اردو بٹوا
Tiếng Việt bóp vi ví tiền

Examples

“And then muſt many a man occupie as farre as his purſe would reache, and ſtretche out his legges accordynge to the length of his couerlet.”
“Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather.”
“It was a historic and a hefty battle when Myler and Percy were scheduled to don the gloves for the purse of fifty sovereigns.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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