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Meaning of purse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

pɜːs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية المحفظة جربندية جزدان صرة كيس محفظة

Беларуская кашалёк

Български кеси́я портмоне портфейл свивам

Bosanski denarnica mala mesec pauna spȏran sporan taška tašna torba казна ташка торба

Čeština kabelka měšec peněženka portmonka prkenice šrajtofle

Dansk pengepung pung

Deutsch Beutel Börse Brieftasche Geldbeutel Geldbörse Handtasche Portemonnaie Schürzen

Ελληνικά κεμέρι πορτοφόλι τσάντα

Esperanto burso monujo

Español bolsa bolso cigarra fruncir monedero

Suomi budjetti kukkaro määräraha massi mutristaa pauna pörssi rahakukkaro rahapussi suipistaa väsky

Français bourse Portefeuille portemonnaie

Gaeilge crap mála sparán

Gàidhlig sporan

Galego falcatrúa

עברית ארנק כיס

हिन्दी तोड़ा थैली पर्स बटुआ

Hrvatski denarnica mala mesec pauna spȏran sporan taška tašna torba казна ташка торба

Magyar erszény pénztárca

Հայերեն դրամապանակ քսակ

Bahasa Indonesia dompet

Italiano borsa borsellino portafoglio

日本語バース囊札入れ財布

ქართული საფულე ქისა

Қазақша әмиян шилан

ខ្មែរ កាបូប

한국어 지갑

Kurdî borse cuzdan pûng vi vî vi

Latina bulga bursa crumēna fiscus follis loculus manticula marsupialis marsupium volucrum

ລາວ ກະເປົາ

Latviešu maks rokassoma

Македонски кесе паричник

Монгол түрийвч хэтэвч

Bahasa Melayu dompet

မြန်မာဘာသာ ပိုက်ဆံအိတ်

Nederlands handtas

Polski kabza odąć odymać portfel portmonetka ściągać ściągnąć taszka wydać wydymać zaciskać zacisnąć

Português fundo moedeiro

Română portmoneu portofel punga

Русский бумажник деньги казна кошелёк морщить мошна подбира́ть поджимать портмоне

Slovenščina denarnica

Shqip kuletë punjashe

Српски denarnica mala mesec pauna spȏran sporan taška tašna torba vi казна ташка торба

Svenska portmonnä snörpa taska

Kiswahili mfuko

ไทย กระเป๋า กระเป๋าตังค์

Tagalog lukbutan

Türkçe cüzdan portföy

Українська гаманець калитка торбинка

اردو بٹوا

Tiếng Việt bóp ví 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

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

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