Purse
WordNet
noun
(1) A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
"She reached into her bag and found a comb"
(2) A small bag for carrying money
(3) A sum of money offered as a prize
"The purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
(4) A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
"He made the contribution out of his own purse"
"He and his wife shared a common purse"
verb
(5) Contract one's lips into a rounded shape
(6) Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
"Purse ones's lips"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
purse from purs.
purs is a conflation of burse "pouch, bag" (from bursa) and pusa "wallet, bag, scrip" from . Akin to pfosa "pouch, purse", posi "purse, bag". Cf also Old French borse (French: bourse), burse, burissa "wallet".
Noun
- A small bag for carrying money.
- A small bag used by women for carrying various small personal items.
- A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
Synonyms
- (small bag used by women for carrying various small personal items): handbag (especially British)
- (quantity of money): bursary, grant
Verb
- To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.