purse

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for purse

purse 🔊 /pɚˈs/

purse : මඩිස්සලය

purse : මඩිය

purse : ඔලගුව

purse : හැඹිලිය

purse : සැඹිලිය

purse : අකුළනවා

purse : පසුම්බිය

purse definition

Noun.

  1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie.
  2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.
  3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.
  4. A specific sum of money
  5. In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.
  6. In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.

Transitive verb.

  1. To put into a purse.
  2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.

Intransitive verb. To steal purses; to rob.