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   Purse

   /pərs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small bag used especially by a woman to carry everyday personal items. Similar handbagbagclutch bagshoulder bagevening bagpochettepocketbookhistorical:reticulescrip
   • ▪ a small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money, typically by a woman. Similar walletpouchmoney bagchange pursepocketbook
   • ▪ the money possessed or available to a person or country: "institutions are funded from the same general purse" Similar fundfundsresourcesmoneykittypoolcoffersbanktreasuryexchequerfinanceswealthreservescashcapitalassetsfisc
   • ▪ a sum of money given as a prize in a sporting contest, especially a boxing match. Similar prizeawardrewardprize moneywinningsstake(s)

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to the lips) pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation: "Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly"

   Word Origin late Old English, alteration of late Latin bursa ‘purse’, from Greek bursa ‘hide, leather’. The current verb sense (from the notion of drawing purse strings) dates from the early 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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