purse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɛːs/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
- /peːs/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- /pəːs/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /pøːs/ (New-Zealand, Wales)
- /pɚs/ (General-American)
- /pɜːs/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /pʌɾs/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English purs, from Old English purs (“purse”), partly from pusa (“wallet, bag, scrip”) and partly from burse (“pouch, bag”). Old English pusa comes from Proto-West Germanic *pusō, from Proto-Germanic *pusô (“bag, sack, scrip”), and is cognate with Old High German pfoso (“pouch, purse”), Low German pūse (“purse, bag”), Old Norse posi (“purse, bag”), Danish pose (“purse, bag”). Old English burse comes from Medieval Latin bursa (“leather bag”) (compare English bursar), from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”). Compare also Old French borse (French bourse), Old Saxon bursa (“bag”), Old High German burissa (“wallet”).
Meanings
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A small bag for carrying money.
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.
1550, Steuen Mierdman, The market or fayre of usurers:
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(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather.
1987 August 15, Robert Benitez, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 5, page 14:
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A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
It was a historic and a hefty battle when Myler and Percy were scheduled to don the gloves for the purse of fifty sovereigns.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[[Episode 12: The Cyclops]]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
- (historical) A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| purses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
common purse · purse-proud · finger purse · mermaid's purse · purse-pride · pickpurse · purse snatching · purse snatcher · purseless · pick-purse · purseful · public purse · you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear · sea-purse · purselike · man purse · purse net · make a silk purse of a sow's ear · empty as a pauper's purse · prison purse · sea purse · cut-purse · change purse · gaming purse · mermaids' purse · pursestring · cutpurse · manpurse · belt purse · power of the purse · long purse · coin purse · purse seine · purse crab · hold the purse strings · dispurse · pursemaker · purser · cut one's cloth to suit one's purse · purse puppy · purse string · jail purse · Privy Purse · beggar's purse · shepherd's purse · Sutton Hoo purse-lid · purse-bearer · devil's purse · purseweb spider · murse · lighten someone's purse · pursemaking · the longest purse knocks the persimmon · argument to the purse · purse-string suture · tighten the purse strings · king's purse · loosen the purse strings
Relateds
bursary · reimburse · wallet · bursar · bursa
Synonyms
coin purse (small bag for carrying money) · change purse (small bag for carrying money) · funds (quantity of money) · bursary (quantity of money) · pocketbook (small bag for carrying money) · grant (quantity of money) · handbag (small bag used by women)
Translations (240)
az pul kisəsi (small bag for carrying money) · oc pòrtamoneda (small bag for carrying money) · sh novčànīk (small bag for carrying money) · cs kabelka (small bag for carrying personal items) · io burso (small bag for carrying money) · vi ví tiền (small bag for carrying money) · ur بَٹْوَا (small bag for carrying money) · kk шилан (small bag for carrying money) · bg кеси́я (small bag for carrying money) · es zacuto (small bag for carrying personal items) · fo pengapungur (small bag for carrying money) · be кашалёк (small bag for carrying money) · ug ھەميان (small bag for carrying money) · ary صاك (small bag for carrying personal items) · rmq bolso (small bag for carrying personal items) · el τσαντάκι (small bag for carrying personal items) · sl torbica (small bag for carrying personal items) · hu pénztárca (quantity of money) · az portmonat (small bag for carrying money) · de Geldbeutel (small bag for carrying money) · kk әмиян (small bag for carrying money) · uz sumka (small bag for carrying personal items) · he אַרְנָק (small bag for carrying money) · sv handväska (small bag for carrying personal items) · fi budjetti (quantity of money) · fi määräraha (quantity of money) · gd sporan (small bag for carrying money) · es cigarra (small bag for carrying money) · ca moneder (small bag for carrying money) · pl fundusze (quantity of money) · ko 지갑 (small bag for carrying money) · pdt Jelttausch (small bag for carrying money) · mww hnab rau nyiaj (small bag for carrying money) · uk торби́нка (small bag for carrying personal items) · km ការបូប (small bag for carrying money) · sd پئسن جي ٿيلهي (small bag for carrying money) · ka საფულე (small bag for carrying money) · mk чанта (small bag for carrying personal items) · lo ກະເປົາໃສ່ເງິນ (small bag for carrying money) · ary بزطام (small bag for carrying money) · az cüzdan (small bag for carrying money) · pdt Tausch (small bag for carrying money) · uk гамане́ць (small bag for carrying money) · ar جَرَبَنْدِيَّة (small bag for carrying money) · de Handtasche (small bag for carrying personal items) · unm èmsinutay (small bag for carrying personal items) · fa-ira چَنْتِه (small bag for carrying personal items) · rmq bojtí (small bag for carrying personal items) · es bulto (small bag for carrying personal items) · nb pengepung (small bag for carrying money) · cmn 手提包 (small bag for carrying personal items) · ky капчык (small bag for carrying money) · ja パース (small bag for carrying money) · ms dompet (small bag for carrying money) · it borsetta (small bag for carrying personal items) · da pung (small bag for carrying money) · es monedero (small bag for carrying money) · kmr cizdan (small bag for carrying money) · rmq posi (small bag for carrying money) · gun voxa (small bag for carrying money) · hu (női) pénztárca (small bag for carrying money) · ja 札入れ (small bag for carrying money) · ru де́ньги (quantity of money) · be су́мачка (small bag for carrying personal items) · af handsak (small bag for carrying personal items) · ga mála (small bag for carrying money) · de Portemonnaie (small bag for carrying money) · es bolsa (small bag for carrying money) · cmn 錢袋 /钱袋 (small bag for carrying money) · tl lukbutan (small bag for carrying money) · ro portmoneu (small bag for carrying money) · sh ке̏са (small bag for carrying money) · pl torebka (small bag for carrying personal items) · sd رقم (quantity of money) · hu erszény (small bag for carrying money) · uk то́рбочка (small bag for carrying personal items) · ne थैली (small bag for carrying money) · crs portmonnen (small bag for carrying money) · hu anyagi keretek/lehetőségek (quantity of money) · uz karmon (small bag for carrying money) · fr portemonnaie (small bag for carrying money) · nb pung (small bag for carrying money) · fo pungur (small bag for carrying money) · af beursie (small bag for carrying money) · sk kabelka (small bag for carrying personal items) · mk ташна (small bag for carrying personal items) · lv maks (small bag for carrying money) · hu erszény (small bag for carrying personal items) · tt янчык (small bag for carrying money) · br yalc'h (small bag for carrying money) · sh tòrbica (small bag for carrying personal items) · la crumēna (quantity of money) · fi käsilaukku (small bag for carrying personal items) · tr cüzdan (small bag for carrying money) · uli haagech (small bag for carrying personal items) · pl zasoby finansowe (quantity of money) · cs měšec (small bag for carrying money) · fr portefeuille (small bag for carrying money) · sh tórba (small bag for carrying personal items) · id dompet (small bag for carrying money) · tr portföy (small bag for carrying money) · sq kuletë (small bag for carrying money) · ru бума́жник (small bag for carrying money) · cs peněženka (small bag for carrying money) · nl handtas (small bag for carrying money) · lad monedero (small bag for carrying money) · ro portofel (small bag for carrying money) · pl kabza (quantity of money) · ca portamonedes (small bag for carrying money) · ru мошна́ (small bag for carrying money) · sh kȅsa (small bag for carrying money) · rmq lové (quantity of money) · sl denarnica (small bag for carrying money) · sh но̀вча̄рка (small bag for carrying money) · he תיק (small bag for carrying personal items) · bg сре́дства (quantity of money) · et käekott (small bag for carrying personal items) · hy քսակ (small bag for carrying money) · ro poșetă (small bag for carrying personal items) · sh новча̀нӣк (small bag for carrying money) · bg портмоне́ (small bag for carrying money) · ro pungă (small bag for carrying money) · ro geantă (small bag for carrying personal items) · es bolso (small bag for carrying personal items) · ary جايزة (quantity of money) · mn хэтэвч (small bag for carrying money) · pl portmonetka (small bag for carrying money) · sh то̀рбица (small bag for carrying personal items) · ru казна́ (quantity of money) · th กระเป๋า (small bag for carrying money) · sh то́рба (small bag for carrying personal items) · la crumēna (small bag for carrying money) · it borsa (quantity of money) · eo monujo (small bag for carrying money) · ru кошелёк (small bag for carrying money) · sh nòvčārka (small bag for carrying money) · he קופה (quantity of money) · tl lukbutan (small bag for carrying personal items) · ar جِزْدَان (small bag for carrying money) · ur بَٹْوَہ (small bag for carrying money) · hy դրամապանակ (small bag for carrying money) · lo ກະເປົາ (small bag for carrying money) · mi pāhi (small bag for carrying personal items) · fa-ira هَمْیان (small bag for carrying money) · ur پَرْس (small bag for carrying money) · tr el çantası (small bag for carrying personal items) · ga sparán (small bag for carrying money) · prs بَکْسَکِ پیسَه (small bag for carrying money) · sk peňaženka (small bag for carrying money) · ja 財布 (small bag for carrying money) · sw mfuko (small bag for carrying money) · za ngaenzbau (small bag for carrying money) · vi ví (small bag for carrying money) · tg ҳамён (small bag for carrying money) · bg да́мска ча́нта (small bag for carrying personal items) · yi טײַסטער (small bag for carrying money) · la bursa (small bag for carrying personal items) · unm mënutès (small bag for carrying personal items) · ru су́мочка (small bag for carrying personal items) · hi पर्स (small bag for carrying money) · hu ridikül (small bag for carrying personal items) · it borsa (small bag for carrying money) · bn পার্স (small bag for carrying money) · mk кесе (small bag for carrying money) · be то́рбачка (small bag for carrying personal items) · nl handtas (small bag for carrying personal items) · lad kartera (small bag for carrying personal items) · eo burso (small bag for carrying money) · mi pāhi (small bag for carrying money) · it borsellino (small bag for carrying money) · ar جُزْدَان (small bag for carrying money) · he סכום כסף (quantity of money) · km កាបូប (small bag for carrying money) · pt moedeiro (small bag for carrying money) · es bolsa (quantity of money) · tk gapjyk (small bag for carrying money) · ar مِحْفَظَة (small bag for carrying money) · ota بدره (small bag for carrying money) · zza cızdan (small bag for carrying money) · el πορτοφόλι (small bag for carrying money) · grc βαλλάντιον (small bag for carrying money) · pt fundo (quantity of money) · ga mála (small bag for carrying personal items) · hu retikül (small bag for carrying personal items) · pal paywāsag (small bag for carrying money) · ky намыян (small bag for carrying money) · lt piniginė (small bag for carrying money) · uk су́мочка (small bag for carrying personal items) · eo mansako (small bag for carrying personal items) · es cartera (small bag for carrying personal items) · zza kisik (small bag for carrying money) · fi kukkaro (small bag for carrying money) · et rahakott (small bag for carrying money) · lad kuantía de paras (quantity of money) · uk портмоне́ (small bag for carrying money) · lad bolso (small bag for carrying personal items) · fr sac à main (small bag for carrying personal items) · de Geldbörse (small bag for carrying money) · rmq bolsa (quantity of money) · da håndtaske (small bag for carrying personal items) · fr bourse (quantity of money) · et kukkur (small bag for carrying money) · rmq monedero (small bag for carrying money) · uz hamyon (small bag for carrying money) · vi bóp (small bag for carrying money) · ne पर्स (small bag for carrying money) · pt bolsa (small bag for carrying personal items) · mk паричник (small bag for carrying money) · cmn 錢包 /钱包 (small bag for carrying money) · izh kukkoro (small bag for carrying money) · fr bourse (small bag for carrying money) · sd بٽوئو (small bag for carrying money) · fi rahapussi (small bag for carrying money) · ka ქისა (small bag for carrying money) · ru су́мка (small bag for carrying personal items) · mi puhera (small bag for carrying personal items) · hi बटुआ (small bag for carrying money) · mk портмоне́ (small bag for carrying money) · da pengepung (small bag for carrying money) · la reticulum (small bag for carrying personal items) · nb håndveske (small bag for carrying personal items) · sv portmonnä (small bag for carrying money) · pl portfel (small bag for carrying money) · sq punjashe (small bag for carrying money) · or ଗାଞ୍ଜିଆ (small bag for carrying money) · mn түрийвч (small bag for carrying money) · be партманэ́т (small bag for carrying money) · fa-ira کیفِ پول (small bag for carrying money) · my ပိုက်ဆံအိတ် (small bag for carrying money) · sq punjashe (small bag for carrying personal items) · yue 銀包 /银包 (small bag for carrying money) · it portafoglio (small bag for carrying money) · lad faldikera (small bag for carrying money) · de Beutel (small bag for carrying money) · ru портмоне́ (small bag for carrying money) · fi rahakukkaro (small bag for carrying money) · bg портфе́йл (small bag for carrying money) · de Börse (small bag for carrying money) · sd پرس (small bag for carrying personal items) · es bolsa (small bag for carrying personal items)