purse
/pɜːs/
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Translation
A small bag for carrying money, coins, and cards.
Word origin
From Old English purs, from Latin bursa, meaning a bag or pouch made of leather.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- purs
Grammar
Gender
Pluralpurses
Examples
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"Purse" is the small bag where you keep your money.
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"Purses" is the plural, meaning more than one purse.
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Here "purse" is the small bag that holds his money.
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