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 : bag , handbag , pocketbook
Maya hurriedly put her wallet, keys, spectacles, hairbrush, and notepad in her purse, and rushed out to catch the bus to her office. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a small bag for carrying money
Her purse fell down, scattering all the coins on the floor. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a sum of money offered as a prize
"the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
(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"
(verb) contract one's lips into a rounded shape
On seeing Rohit covered in mud, his mother pursed her lips together and ordered him to take a bath immediately. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
"purse ones's lips"
synonyms : wrinkle
Mother showed us how pursing the table napkins in various ways made different shapes. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for purse

(Tag: ) just think of those bags (or purse) which are secured by pulling the strings on the two sides so that the opening closes by contracting and pukering up like pouting lips...
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(Tag: English) Neha, Its called as GYM SACK
when U pull the strings, wrinkles r formed, and uper part is pucker
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