What are some alternative words for purse?

Synonyms for purse
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This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term purse.

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse(noun)
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
"she reached into her bag and found a comb"
Synonyms:
travelling bag, old bag, bag, dish, cup of tea, udder, wallet, pocket edition, base, pocketbook, billfold, notecase, bagful, pocket book, grip, traveling bag, handbag, suitcase
purse(noun)
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"
Synonyms:
bag, pocketbook, handbag
purse(noun)
a small bag for carrying money
Synonyms:
bag, pocketbook, handbag
purse(verb)
a sum of money offered as a prize
"the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
Synonyms:
bag, pocketbook, handbag
purse(verb)
contract one's lips into a rounded shape
Synonyms:
wrinkle
purse, wrinkle(verb)
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
"purse ones's lips"
Synonyms:
ruckle, crinkle, scrunch up, crumple, crease, crisp, scrunch, rumple, wrinkle, furrow

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

purse(noun)
Synonyms:
pucker
purse(noun)
To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
Synonyms:
coin purse, pocketbook, change purse, handbag, pucker
purse(noun)
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
Synonyms:
grant, bursary

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

List of paraphrases:
bag, handbag, sac, sack, wallet, backpack, pocketbook, seine, knapsack, satchel, treasury, pocket, award, pack

How to pronounce purse?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rank	word
#988	base
#1367	award
#1570	pack
#1732	grant
#1995	bag
#2073	pocket
#3469	dish
#6600	treasury
#7245	grip
#8811	wallet
#9479	purse
#10255	handbag
#10755	backpack
#11793	crisp
#11945	sac
#15199	sack
#20390	wrinkle
#23164	suitcase
#24605	seine
#29367	crease
#37558	satchel
#40482	bursary
#47000	furrow
#51668	pocketbook
#62449	billfold
#65224	crinkle
#67686	knapsack
#70458	pucker
#72187	udder
#116185	crumple
#154932	scrunch
#214393	rumple
#304166	ruckle
#308301	bagful

Translations for purse

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

geldsakkie, handsakAfrikaans
جزدان, محفظةArabic
pul kisəsiAzerbaijani
кашалёкBelarusian
портмонеBulgarian
monederCatalan, Valencian
peněženka, kabelkaCzech
Geldbörse, schürzen, Geldbeutel, HandtascheGerman
πορτοφόλι, τσαντάκιGreek
monujoEsperanto
bolsa, fruncir, monederoSpanish
käekott, rahakott, kukkurEstonian
کیف پولPersian
kukkaro, määräraha, budjetti, mutristaa, rahapussi, rahakukkaro, käsilaukku, suipistaaFinnish
pungur, pengapungurFaroese
bourse, portemonnaie, sac à mainFrench
sparán, sparáinIrish
sporanScottish Gaelic
ארנקHebrew
पर्स, बटुआHindi
erszényHungarian
քսակArmenian
borsellino, borsa, portafoglio, borsettaItalian
財布, パース, 札入れJapanese
საფულე, ქისაGeorgian
ការបូបKhmer
지갑Korean
ກະເປົາໃສ່ເງິນLao
piniginėLithuanian
maksLatvian
pāhiMāori
паричник, чанта, кесе, портмоне, ташнаMacedonian
handtasDutch
pengepung, pungNorwegian
portmonetka, torebkaPolish
moedeiro, bolsa, fundoPortuguese
кошелёк, портмоне, сумочка, казна, сумка, деньгиRussian
торбица, napućiti, torbica, новчаник, novčanik, naškubiti, торба, torba, новчарка, кеса, novčarka, kesaSerbo-Croatian
peňaženkaSlovak
torbica, denarnica, našobitiSlovene
handväska, portmonnäSwedish
กระเป๋าThai
el çantası, cüzdanTurkish
гаманецьUkrainian
پرسUrdu
ví tiềnVietnamese