Purse(n.)
- A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie.
Purse(n.)
- Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.
Purse(n.)
- A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.