Main Entry: ¹purse

Pronunciation: \ˈpərs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, from Greek byrsa

Date: before 12th century

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 \-ˌlīk\ adjective