purse Význam & definícia

Význam purse v slovenčine

• 0 a small container for money, usually used by a woman:

  • a leather purse

• 1 the total amount of money that an organization or government has available for spending:

  • Having a lot of people out of work places a large drain on the public purse.

• 2 an amount of money that is offered as a prize in a sports competition:

  • The players in the golf tournament are competing for a purse of £525,000.

• 3 to bring your lips tightly together so that they form a rounded shape, usually as an expression of disapproval:

  • "I don't approve of that kind of language," she said, pursing her lips.

• 4 a bag, often with a handle or a strap going over the shoulder, used esp. by women for carrying money, keys, and small personal items such as makeup; a pocketbook

• 5 an amount of money offered as a prize in a sporting competition, or the total amount of money available for spending:

  • Yesterday’s race had a purse worth over $100,000.

• 6 to bring your lips tightly together so that they form a rounded shape:

  • She pursed her lips and said nothing.

• 7 the total amount of money that a person, organization, or government has available to spend:

  • Having a lot of people out of work places a large drain on the public purse.

  • The motor company sought to sell 'a car for every purse'.

• 8 an amount of money that is offered as a prize in a sports competition:

  • The sponsorship deal includes a €10,000 purse for the winner of the tournament.

• 9 to be in charge of a family's or organization's money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on:

  • She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family's purse strings.

• 10 to spend more money or to allow people to have or spend more money:

  • He might even persuade the board to loosen the purse strings.

• 11 to spend less money or to allow people to have or spend less money:

  • When a company needs to tighten the purse strings, outside labor is the first to get cut.