Purse

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 put into a purse.

To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.

To steal purses; to rob.