1. purse - Noun
2. purse - Verb
3. Purse - Proper noun
A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie.
Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.
A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.
A specific sum of money
In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.
In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.
To steal purses; to rob.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBefore you consult your fancy, consult your purse. Benjamin Franklin
Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse. Adlai Stevenson II
I ran three miles today. Finally I said, Lady take your purse. Emo Philips
Give me money to buy myself a purse to put my money in. Bulgarian Proverb
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Irish Proverb
Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy. Arabic Proverb