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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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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

The retired aerospace engineer, who lives in Sierra Madre, did about four reps before his teeth clenched, his legs trembled and he let out short puffs of air through pursed lips.

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

She stuffed some clothes and her respirator into her purse, and her roommate loaded her oxygen tank into the car.

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

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