purse
/pɜːs/noun
उच्चारण पर्स
बटुआ, पर्स; धन; इनाम-राशि
Basic word
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[C]
(BrE) a small bag made of leather or plastic used, especially by women, for carrying coins; (AmE) a handbag; an amount of money available for spending; prize money
बटुआ, पर्स; धन; इनाम-राशि
- She took a coin from her purse.
- the public purse
- I put the change back into my purse and left the shop.
+ 2 more examples
- Someone stole her purse on the crowded train.
- He keeps a few coins in a small leather purse.
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[T] ~ your lips
to form your lips into a small tight round shape, to show disapproval
होंठ सिकोड़ना
- She pursed her lips in disapproval.
- Meera pursed her lips and thought for a moment.
- He pursed his lips and shook his head slowly.
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- The teacher pursed her lips when she saw the untidy notebook.
?Which word?
Keep apart purse (British, a small bag for coins, used by women; American, a handbag) and wallet (a flat case for notes and cards, used by men).
Purse (British, सिक्कों का छोटा बटुआ, स्त्रियों का; American, handbag) और wallet (नोट और कार्ड रखने का चपटा बटुआ, पुरुषों का) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hold the purse strings (control how money is spent: 'Parliament holds the purse strings'), you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (you cannot make something good out of poor material), tighten the purse strings (spend less).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: hold the purse strings (धन ख़र्च पर नियंत्रण रखना: 'Parliament holds the purse strings'), you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (खराब सामग्री से अच्छी चीज़ नहीं बन सकती), tighten the purse strings (कम ख़र्च करना)।
The public purse (government money), purse lips (show disapproval).
Collocations: the public purse (सरकारी धन), purse lips (अस्वीकृति दिखाना)।