purse

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purse[1,noun] purse[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹purse
Pronunciation: 'p&rs
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, from Greek byrsa
1 a (1) : a small bag for money (2) : a receptacle (as a pocketbook) for carrying money and often other small objects b : a receptacle (as a pouch) shaped like a purse
2 a : RESOURCES, FUNDS b : a sum of money offered as a prize or present; also : the total amount of money offered in prizes for a given event
- purse·like /-"lIk/ adjective