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purse

/pɜːs/
noun
  1. A small bag for carrying money.

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

  3. A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.

Synonymsbursary, grant, change purse, coin purse, pocketbook, handbag
verb
  1. To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.

  2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.

  3. To put into a purse.

Synonymspucker

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