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change purses

change purses is the plural of change purse.

Meaning of change purse

Noun

change purse (plural change purses)

  1. (Canada, US) A small purse or pouch designed for carrying coins.
    • Not having enough money in her change-purse to pay for them, she took a roll of bills from a bill-fold in her inner pocket, and, taking five dollars from the roll, returned it to its place of safety in the lining of her coat.1919, Hildegard G. Frey, chapter 18, in The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery, New York: A. L. Burt, page 198
    Synonyms:
    coin purse

Questions about change purses

What is change purses the plural of?
Change purses is the plural of change purse.

Words near change purses in the dictionary

  1. change parade
  2. change parades
  3. change place
  4. change places
  5. change purse
  6. change purses
  7. change sides
  8. change sides, change signs
  9. change someone's mind
  10. change someone's tune
  11. change table

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