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Meaning of purse

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  purse
      n 1: a container used for carrying money and small personal
           items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached
           into her bag and found a comb" [syn: {bag}, {handbag},
           {pocketbook}, {purse}]
      2: a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse;
         "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his
         wife shared a common purse"
      3: a small bag for carrying money
      4: a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered
         the winner's expenses"
      v 1: contract one's lips into a rounded shape
      2: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse
         ones's lips" [syn: {purse}, {wrinkle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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