n.
Pronunciation: ' p ə rs
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 \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective