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purse
noun
a
bag
,
usually
carried
by
a
woman
,
for
holding
money
,
keys
,
a
phone
,
and
other
small
personal
items
•
Maria
slung
her
new
leather
purse
over
her
shoulder
before
leaving
the
apartment
.
Maria
slung
her
new
leather
purse
over
her
shoulder
before
leaving
the
apartment
.
•
I
can
’
t
find
my
keys
—
they
’
re
somewhere
at
the
bottom
of
my
purse
.
I
can
’
t
find
my
keys
—
they
’
re
somewhere
at
the
bottom
of
my
purse
.
Borrowed
into
American
English
from
British
English
“
purse
”,
ultimately
from
Old
English
“
pursa
”,
meaning
a
small
bag
.
noun
a
small
flat
folding
case
,
often
with
a
clasp
,
used
especially
by
women
for
carrying
coins
and
notes
inside
a
larger
bag
•
She
opened
her
purse
at
the
till
and
counted
out
the
change
.
She
opened
her
purse
at
the
till
and
counted
out
the
change
.
•
Peter
borrowed
a
pound
from
his
mum
’
s
purse
for
the
bus
fare
.
Peter
borrowed
a
pound
from
his
mum
’
s
purse
for
the
bus
fare
.
Old
English
“
pursa
”,
a
small
money
bag
;
sense
narrowed
in
British
English
to
a
coin
container
.
verb
-
purse
,
pursing
,
purses
,
pursed
to
press
your
lips
together
into
a
tight
,
small
shape
,
often
showing
disapproval
or
thought
•
The
teacher
pursed
her
lips
when
she
spotted
the
messy
desk
.
The
teacher
pursed
her
lips
when
she
spotted
the
messy
desk
.
•
He
tends
to
purse
his
lips
when
thinking
hard
about
a
problem
.
He
tends
to
purse
his
lips
when
thinking
hard
about
a
problem
.
From
the
idea
of
gathering
fabric
or
a
bag
tight
at
the
mouth
;
first
used
of
lips
in
the
14th
century
.
noun
the
total
amount
of
money
offered
as
prize
money
in
a
competition
,
especially
in
sports
or
horse
racing
•
The
tournament
’
s
winning
purse
this
year
is
two
million
dollars
.
The
tournament
’
s
winning
purse
this
year
is
two
million
dollars
.
•
The
boxer
agreed
to
fight
only
after
the
promoters
increased
his
purse
.
The
boxer
agreed
to
fight
only
after
the
promoters
increased
his
purse
.
Extension
of
earlier
meaning
‘
money
kept
in
a
purse
’
to
the
total
prize
money
in
contests
,
first
recorded
in
18th-century
horse
racing
.
