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- [purs]
- /pɜrs/
- /pɜːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [purs]
- /pɜrs/
Definitions of purse word
- noun purse a woman's handbag or pocketbook. 1
- noun purse a small bag, pouch, or case for carrying money. 1
- noun purse anything resembling a purse in appearance, use, etc. 1
- noun purse a sum of money offered as a prize or reward. 1
- noun purse a sum of money collected as a present or the like. 1
- noun purse money, resources, or wealth. 1
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Origin of purse
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; (noun) Middle English, Old English purs, blend of pusa bag (cognate with Old Norse posi) and Medieval Latin bursa bag (≪ Greek býrsa hide, leather); (v.) Middle English pursen to put in a purse, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Purse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
purse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
purse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for purse
noun purse
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- attache — An attaché is a member of staff in an embassy, usually with a special responsibility for something.
- attaches — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- billfold — A billfold is a small flat folded case, usually made of leather or plastic, where you can keep banknotes and credit cards.
verb purse
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- crease — Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
- crisped — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
- dog-ear — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
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