purse

Definition

  • noun: a usually leather or cloth bag used by women for carrying money and personal things
  • noun: a small bag for money
  • verb: to form (your lips) into a tight circle or line
  • verb: to put into a purse
  • synonyms: handbag, wallet, pocketbook

Examples

  • Many believe the work should be financed by the 'public purse'. [=should be paid for by the government]

  • Companies are expected to 'loosen the purse strings' as the economy improves.

  • School administrators are already 'tightening (the) purse strings'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I will. No problem. - Not a good idea. - No problem. OK? Are you ready? #Just a moment! They have to carry your things. Your backpack, your purse. The task. Go to the bathroom. Amazing how they have grown! #Time passes. We should like to have them here in Houston. I love, yes. (..)
    2014 Boyhood