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purse

A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

A small bag for carrying money.

Origin: From , from , partly from pusa and partly from burse. comes from , from , and is cognate with , , , . comes from (compare ), from . Compare also (), ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items).

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.

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  • “sumptuous. that mango purse is a pefect detail 🥭 bsky.app/profile/vinc...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “My dad always says you should never look in a woman's purse because you might find something you don't want to find, and I'm pretty sure he just means tampons”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “frothing at the mouth over the pomegranate purse (?) bsky.app/profile/liya...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Trump is like a little kid who got into both Mommy's purse AND Daddy's wallet. And now he's in a candy store.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I hope the folks in Valinor enjoy mass market paperbacks almost as much as I have, I guess. Cramming an ereader into my purse just doesn't hit the same.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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