Translations for „purse“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

purse¹ [pɜ:s, Am pɜ:rs] N

1. purse AM (handbag):

purse

torebka f

2. purse Brit (for coins):

purse

portmonetka f

3. purse (prize):

purse

nagroda f pieniężna

Phrases:

that's beyond my purse

to nie na moją kieszeń

purse² [pɜ:s, Am pɜ:rs] VB trans

to purse one's lips

ściągnąć usta

Usage examples with purse

that's beyond my purse

to nie na moją kieszeń

to purse one's lips

ściągnąć usta

to hold the purse strings fig

trzymać kasę

to line one's pockets [or purse] with sth

napychać [perf napchać] sobie czymś kieszenie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $17,800,000, including four majors.

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Purse can also be a synonym to bursary (which has the same origin), i.e. a monetary prize in a competition.

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The purse for the tournament was $5,000, with $1,000 going to the winner, from 1938 to 1941, increased to $10,000/$2,000 in 1946, and increased again to $15,000/$3,000 in 1949.

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The season consisted of 24 official money events with purses totaling $$46,700,000, including five majors.

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As mentioned above, the wealth deposited in the common purse includes members incomes and salaries.

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This created the struggle for the pen and the purse.

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Open to two-year-old horses, it currently offers a purse of $125,000.

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In volume 4 of the manga he even attacked an expensive purse she had bought because she was giving it a lot attention.

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When created in 1983, the event had the highest purse on tour at $750,000.

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The purse could be stowed in a compartment in the back of the passenger seat, and its gold-plated medallion faced outward.

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