purse
Bag for essentials
A purse is a small bag for carrying personal items, especially money.
In American English, purse typically means a woman's handbag.
In British English and older usage, it's a small pouch for coins.
To purse is to pucker or contract, as when pursing one's lips in disapproval.
The public purse refers to government funds.
A purse can also be prize money: a fight with a million-dollar purse.
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- toteLarge open bag
- satchelStrapped bag for books
- hoboItinerant without fixed address
- wristletOrnamental wrist band
crossbody · bucket · envelope · pouch · carryall · messenger · backpack · briefcase
Small case for currency
- billfoldFlat pocket money case
- coinsMetal money units
- cashReady spending funds
- currencyMedium of exchange
dollars · euros · pounds · change · bills · funds · savings · spending
Posts or wagers
- winningsMoney gained from betting
- prizeReward for winning
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
racetrack · racecourse · paddock · steeplechase · derby · handicap · claiming · graded
Money gained from betting
- rewardPayment for service
- stakesPosts or wagers
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
bounty · earnings · proceeds · takings · haul · trophy · championship · tournament
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
wristlet · crossbody · bucket · envelope · pouch · carryall · messenger · backpack · briefcase · duffel
wallet
Small case for currency
currency · dollars · euros · pounds · change · bills · funds · savings · spending · allowance
stakes
Posts or wagers
thoroughbred · racetrack · racecourse · paddock · steeplechase · derby · handicap · claiming · graded · sweepstakes
winnings
Money gained from betting
payout · bounty · earnings · proceeds · takings · haul · trophy · championship · tournament · boxing
pucker
Draw into wrinkles
compress · contract · wrinkle · crinkle · gather · scrunch · draw · knit · furrow · narrow
wallet
Small case for currency
tissues · pen · sunglasses · phone · earbuds · charger · gum · mints · makeup · comb
pursebackpack
Strapped bag worn dorsally
rucksack · suitcase · duffel bag · trunk · briefcase
purseloss
Being without something
poverty · debt · penury · destitution · empty pockets
- public purseState's collective finances
- coin purseSmall pouch for coins
- purse stringsFinancial control mechanism
- change purseSmall bag for coins
- pursed lipsTightened, puckered mouth
- loosen the purse stringsBegin spending more liberally