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purse

noun as in tote for carrying personal items

noun as in award; winnings

verb as in press together

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Congress grew so incensed by the encroachment on its constitutionally prescribed powers of the purse that it passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to mandate that money approved by Congress must be spent by the executive branch under the president’s obligation to faithfully execute the laws of the land.

With Paul reported to be earning about £31m and Tyson's purse half that, there are question marks around the motivations behind this match-up.

From BBC

Serrano, 36, is also hesitant to reveal her purse but feels other female fighters can capitalise on the magnitude and success of her rivalry with Taylor.

From BBC

Thompson appeared on “Weekend Update” as Willie, the most optimistic guy Michael Che knows, but it was Nwodim who made the bigger impression as “A Woman Who Can’t Find Something in Her Purse.”

The giant purse contains a dead goldfish in a bag, a gun, a smaller night purse and an uncounted Pennsylvania ballot.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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