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purse

Main Entry:: ¹purse
Pronunciation:: \ˈpərs\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, from Greek byrsa
Date:: before 12th century

1 a (1): a small bag for money (2): a receptacle (as a pocketbook) for carrying money and often other small objects b: a receptacle (as a pouch) shaped like a purse2 a: resources , funds b: a sum of money offered as a prize or present ; also : the total amount of money offered in prizes for a given event

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\-ˌlīk\ adjective

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