purse
A. -noun
1. (British, Great Britain) (for money) monedero (m)
·a well-lined purse
·una bolsa llena
·it is beyond my purse
·mis recursos no llegan a tanto, está fuera de mi alcance
a. to hold the purse strings administrar el dinero
2. (United States)
(=handbag)   bolso (m), cartera (f) Latin America
3. (=sum of money as prize) premio (m) en metálico
B. -transitive verb
·to purse one'noun lips
·fruncir los labios
C. -compound
·purse snatcher -noun
(United States) carterista masculine and feminine