1. [N. Amer] A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
   "she reached into her purse and found a comb";
   - bag, handbag, pocketbook
    
2. A small bag for carrying money
   "She reached into her purse to find some coins for the parking meter"
    
3. 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"
    
4. A sum of money or monetary resources, whether personal, shared, or institutional
   "The public purse"; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"

1. Contract one's lips into a rounded shape
   "She pursed her lips in disapproval"
    
2. Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
   "purse one's lips";
   - wrinkle

Derived forms: pursed, purses, pursing

Type of: amount, amount of money, bag, container, contract, round, round off, round out, sum, sum of money

Encyclopedia: Purse, John