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Definitions for Purse

[1] a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
[2] a small bag, pouch, or case for carrying money.
[3] anything resembling a purse in appearance, use, etc.
[4] a sum of money offered as a prize or reward.
[5] a sum of money collected as a present or the like.
[6] money, resources, or wealth.
[7] to contract into folds or wrinkles; pucker: to purse one's lips.
[8] to put into a purse.
[9] a small bag or pouch, often made of soft leather, for carrying money, esp coins
[10] US and Canadian a woman's handbag
[11] anything resembling a small bag or pouch in form or function
[12] wealth; funds
[13] a sum of money that is offered, esp as a prize
[14] (tr) to contract (the mouth, lips, etc) into a small rounded shape

Words related to Purse

pocketbook, pocket, wallet, bag, handbag, pouch, money, reward, prize, gift, wealth, pucker, poke, hide, leather, clutch, frame, sack, receptacle, bursa

Words nearby Purse

purpuric, purpurin, purpurinuria, purr, purree, purse, purse crab, purse seine, purse strings, purse-proud, purse-seine

Origin of Purse

before 1100; (noun) Middle English, Old English purs, blend of pusa bag (cognate with Old Norse posi ) and Medieval Latin bursa bag (≪ Greek býrsa hide, leather); (v.) Middle English pursen to put in a purse, derivative of the noun

Words that may be confused with Purse

briefcase, handbag, pocketbook, purse, valise, wallet

Other words from Purse

purse·less , adjective
purse·like , adjective

Word origin for Purse

Old English purs, probably from Late Latin bursa bag, ultimately from Greek: leather

Synonyms for Purse

bag, handbag, pocket, pocketbook, pouch, wallet, billfold, bursa, carryall, clutch, frame, hide, leather, lizard, moneybag, poke, receptacle, reticule, sack