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purse noun

  /pɜɹs/ , /pɜːs/
  • (US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
 bolsa, monedero, cartera, bolso, bulto, cigarra
  • A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
 bolsa

purse verb

  /pɜɹs/ , /pɜːs/
  • (transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
 fruncir
coin purse
monedero, chauchera, chácara, monedera, pistera, pistero
you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear
aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
shepherd's purse
bolsa del pastor
public purse
erario público
tighten the purse strings
apretarse el cinturón
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