Thesaurus results for PURSE

purse

noun

ˈpərs

Definition of purse

as in bag

a container for carrying money and small personal items I left my purse at home, so I can't buy anything after all

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Recent Examples of purse Use them on your luggage, backpack, purse, or fanny pack to prevent sneaky pickpockets from slipping their fingers inside. — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026 Mattresses and furniture line the walls and there are bins full of purses and shoes. — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 This one was fashioned into a makeshift purse by an Athens, Georgia, drag queen to collect donations for HIV research. — Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026 The defense says Bickham was touching passengers' purses, appeared intoxicated and smelled of alcohol. — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purse

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Launching Thursday exclusively at Bloomingdale’s, the collaboration sees Altuzarra bring its design sensibility beyond the wardrobe and into the beauty ritual, pairing NuFace’s Mini+ in Sandy Rose with a NuFace x Altuzarra bag, priced at $379.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
That’s why the market is flooded with a huge array of organizers, bags and packs, known in the industry as 'everyday carry' (EDC) gear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of bag

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It was drawn down to below $200 million following the hack, according to Bloomberg’s calculation of the fund’s disclosed wallet addresses, before being restored to more than $300 million.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
As for the money itself, aside from the frozen wallets, it may already be gone.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of wallet

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