purse

n.

1. A woman's bag for carrying keys, a wallet, and other personal items; a handbag.
2. A small bag or pouch for carrying money.
3. Something that resembles a bag or pouch.
4. Available wealth or resources; money.
5. A sum of money collected as a present or offered as a prize.

tr.v., pursed, purs·ing, purs·es.
To gather or contract (the lips or brow) into wrinkles or folds; pucker.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin bursa. See bursa.]

purselike purse'like' adj.

Idioms beginning with purse:
purse strings

In addition to the idiom beginning with purse, also see can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

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n

Definition: award; winnings
Antonyms: loss

v

Definition: press together
Antonyms: open

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IN BRIEF: A kind of bag used for carrying money, keys and other items. Also: To pucker.

Empty the coins in your purse into your mind and your mind will fill your purse with coins. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Carrying a purse in a dream may signify the secret place of important possessions, which are being closely held. Losing the purse might suggest loss of power and control of possessions.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pung, pose, håndtaske
v. tr. - trække sammen, snerpe sammen

idioms:

• change purse    pung til småpenge
• hold the purse strings    stå for pengekassen
• purse one's lips    spidse munden

Nederlands (Dutch)
portemonnee, beurs, handtas, fonds, in een beurs steken

Français (French)
n. - porte-monnaie, (US) sac à main, (fig) moyens, somme d'argent, prix
v. tr. - faire une moue

idioms:

• change purse    porte-monnaie
• hold the purse strings    tenir les cordons de la bourse
• purse one's lips    faire une moue désapprobatrice

Deutsch (German)
n. - Portemonnaie, Geldbeutel, Handtasche
v. - kräuseln

idioms:

• change purse    Geldbeutel
• hold the purse strings    über das Geld bestimmen
• purse one's lips    die Lippen schürzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πορτοφολάκι, βαλάντιο, πουγκί, (ΗΠΑ) γυναικεία τσάντα, τσαντάκι, ταμείο, χρηματικό βραβείο
v. - πτυχώνω/-ομαι, σουφρώνω (τα χείλη ή τα φρύδια)

idioms:

• change purse    πορτοφόλι για ψιλά
• hold the purse strings    κρατώ τον μπεζαχτά
• purse one's lips    σουφρώνω τα χείλη μου

Italiano (Italian)
borsellino, borsetta, imbronciare

idioms:

• change purse    portamonete
• hold the purse strings    controllare le spese
• purse one's lips    increspare le labbra, fare boccuccia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bolsa (f), carteira (f)
v. - colocar na bolsa

idioms:

• change purse    bolsa de câmbio
• hold the purse strings    apertar o cinto, conter os gastos
• purse one's lips    fazer beicinho

Русский (Russian)
бумажник, дамская сумочка, денежный приз

idioms:

• change purse    сумочка для мелких денег
• hold the purse strings    распоряжаться деньгами
• purse one's lips    поджать губы

Español (Spanish)
n. - portamonedas, monedero, cartera, bolso
v. tr. - fruncir, embolsar

idioms:

• change purse    monedero, portamonedas
• hold the purse strings    administrar el dinero
• purse one's lips    fruncir la boca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - portmonnä, kassa, penninggåva, prissumma, handväska (Am.), pung
v. - rynka, dra ihop, snörpa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
钱包, 金钱, 小钱袋, 缩拢, 噘起, 皱起

idioms:

• change purse    零钱包
• hold the purse strings    控制费用, 握有经济大权
• purse one's lips    抿嘴, 噘起嘴唇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 錢包, 金錢, 小錢袋
v. tr. - 縮攏, 噘起, 皺起

idioms:

• change purse    零錢包
• hold the purse strings    控制費用, 握有經濟大權
• purse one's lips    抿嘴, 噘起嘴唇

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 돈주머니, 돈지갑
v. tr. - (입 따위를) 오므리다

idioms:

• change purse    잔돈주머니

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 財布, ハンドバッグ, 寄付金, 金銭, 嚢, 賞金, 財源
v. - すぼめる, しわが寄る

idioms:

• purse one's lips    口をすぼめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جزدان, كيس, حافظه نقود, مال, جائزة (فعل) زم ( شفتيه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ארנק, קרן, כסף, פרס, סכום-כסף, קופה‬
v. tr. - ‮כיווץ (השפתיים)‬

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