purse

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I.purse¹ S3 /pɜːs $ pɜːrs/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Late Latin; Origin: bursa; ⇨ ↑bursar]
1. [countable]
a) especially British English a small bag in which women keep paper money, coins, cards etc SYN wallet American English:
Julie opened her handbag and took out her purse.
b) (also change purse, coin purse American English) a small bag used to hold coins, used especially by women
2. [countable] American English a bag in which a woman carries her money and personal things SYN handbag British English:
I locked the door and dropped the keys in my purse.
3. [singular] formal the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to spend:
Election expenses are met from the public purse (=money controlled by the government).
A visit to the new county museum will set the family purse back by around £12.
4. [countable] the amount of money given to someone who wins a sports event, such as a ↑boxing match or a car race:
They will compete for a $100,000 purse.
5. the purse strings used to refer to the control of spending in a family, company, country etc
hold/control the purse strings
It all comes down to who holds the purse strings.
She keeps tight control over the purse strings.
II.purse² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
if you purse your lips, you bring them together tightly into a small circle, especially to show disapproval or doubt:
Mrs Biddell pursed her lips and shook her head.

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purse
A purse is a small bag in which some girls and women carry their money and other things.

◎	[pə:s]
※	danh từ
	■	ví tiền, hầu bao
	■	ngân quỹ, tiền của (có thể dùng để chi tiêu)
		☆	the public purse
			ngân quỹ nhà nước, quỹ công
		☆	the privy Purse
			quỹ riêng, quỹ tư
	■	(nghĩa bóng) tiền, vốn
		☆	to have a common purse
			có vốn chung
		☆	to have a long (heavy) purse
			giàu có, lắm tiền
		☆	to have a light purse
			nghèo, ít tiền
	■	tiền quyên góp làm giải thưởng, tiền đóng góp làm giải thưởng
		☆	to make up a purse
			quyên tiền làm giải thưởng
		☆	to give (put up) a purse
			cho tiền làm giải thưởng
	■	(sinh vật học) túi, bìu, bọng
	■	(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) túi xách tay (của phụ nữ)
	〆	hold the purse-strings
		✓	nắm giữ hầu bao (nắm quyền kiểm soát việc chi tiêu)
	〆	loosen/tighten the purse-strings
		✓	mở rộng/thắt chặt hầu bao
※	ngoại động từ
	■	mắm, mím, bĩu (môi), nhíu, cau (mày)
	■	(từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) bỏ vào túi, bỏ vào hầu bao

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bag, handbag, pocketbook, wrinkle