purse
A small bag for carrying moneyA small bag for carrying money.
» Mary left her purse at home.
Мэри оставила сумочку дома.
Мері лишила сумочку вдома.
Meaning
4 sensesA small bag for carrying money.
Geldbörse, Geldbeutel, Börse
кошелёкkošeljók, портмоне́portmonɛ́, мошна́mošná
гамане́цьhamanécʹ, портмоне́portmoné, су́мочкаsúmočka
a small bag for carrying money
(US)A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
казна́kazná, де́ньгиdénʹgi
(historical)A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
a sum of money offered as a prize
Examples
373 sentencesMary left her purse at home.
Мері лишила сумочку вдома. — deniko
ruМэри оставила сумочку дома. — marafon
I seem to have lost my purse.
Здається, я загубив свій гаманець. — anastasishko
ruКажется, я потерял кошелек. — sharptoothed
deIch scheine meine Handtasche verloren zu haben. — mayabe
Mary left her purse in her car.
Мері залишила свою сумочку в машині. — deniko
ruМэри оставила свою сумочку в машине. — LanguagesLover
Mary threw her purse on the bed.
Мері кинула свою сумочку на ліжко. — deniko
ruМэри бросила сумочку на кровать. — marafon
deMaria warf ihre Handtasche aufs Bett. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary forgot her purse in her car.
Мері забула свою сумочку в машині. — deniko
ruМэри забыла свой кошелёк в машине. — odexed
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English purs, from Old English purs (“purse”), partly from pusa (“wallet, bag,From Middle English purs, from Old English purs (“purse”), partly from pusa (“wallet, bag, scrip”) and partly from burse (“pouch, bag”).
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Forms
plural: pursesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women):baghandbagpocketbook
Word family
44 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- her purse and
- of her purse
- in her purse
- lost my purse
- purse on the