How to pronounce purse
American English pronunciation
PURS
- IPA
- /ˈpɝs/
- Syllables
- PURS (1 syllable)
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What purse means
Most people know purse in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The prize money in a race or contest
In a sentence: The winner of the sled-dog race took home a purse of five thousand dollars.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English purs, a bag for money, partly from the Latin bursa, a leather bag.
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