Meaning of purse | Babel Free
pɜːsDefinitions
- A small bag for carrying money.
- A surname from Middle English.
- bag
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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
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A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia. historical
- sac, tote
Equivalents
Беларуская
кашалёк
Ελληνικά
πορτοφόλι
Gàidhlig
sporan
עברית
ארנק
Bahasa Indonesia
dompet
ខ្មែរ
កាបូប
한국어
지갑
Latina
crumēna
ລາວ
ກະເປົາ
Latviešu
maks
Bahasa Melayu
dompet
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ပိုက်ဆံအိတ်
Nederlands
handtas
Slovenščina
denarnica
Kiswahili
mfuko
ไทย
กระเป๋า
Tagalog
lukbutan
Українська
гаманець
اردو
بٹوا
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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