Word Meaning

purse definition and meaning

n. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie.
n. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.
n. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.
n. A specific sum of money
n. In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.
n. In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.
v. t. To put into a purse.
v. t. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.
v. i. To steal purses; to rob.

Crossword clues for purse

- Coin pouch
- Money bag
- Money holder
- Money-bag
- Press (lips) together
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- Top pastry cooks sure to get prize money
- Wallet or ...