purse

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

Similar word(s): bag, handbag, pocketbook

Definition categories: man–made, container

2. 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

Definition categories: possession, amount, sum

3. a small bag for carrying money

Definition categories: man–made, bag

4. a sum of money offered as a prize

- the purse barely covered the winner's expenses

Definition categories: possession, amount, sum

verb

1. contract one's lips into a rounded shape

Definition categories: change, round

2. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

- purse ones's lips

Similar word(s): wrinkle

Definition categories: contact, contract