noun Download 🔗Share A small bag for carrying money. Examples : "My mother took her purse to the store to pay for groceries. " item wear thing business finance asset Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items) Examples : "My mother took her purse from the kitchen table before leaving for work. " wear item style thing utility appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A quantity of money given for a particular purpose. Examples : "The school collected a small purse of donations for the new library. " business finance amount asset Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia. Examples : "My grandfather received a purse of 500 piastres as a gift from his uncle. " economy finance history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude. Examples : "The little girl pursed her lips, trying to hold back a smile. " appearance body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit. Examples : "The seamstress carefully pursed her lips as she tried to get the fabric to fit properly. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put into a purse. Examples : "She pursed the money into her handbag. " item business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To steal purses; to rob. Examples : "The thief quickly pursed the woman's handbag on the crowded street. " property police law action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
