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Rarepurses
The correct spelling is purses.
How to pronounce purses
noun
Say it like: Pur-ses
The correct spelling is purses. A small bag for carrying money.
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Meanings
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.
- 4.A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
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.
- 4.To steal purses; to rob.
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