purse
Pronunciation:
/pɜːs//pɝs/noun
Definitions
A small bag for carrying money.
A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
verb
Definitions
To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
To put into a purse.
To steal purses; to rob.