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purses, plural;
  1. (with reference to the lips) Pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation
    • - Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly
    • - under stress his lips would purse slightly
Noun
  1. A small bag used esp. by a woman to carry everyday personal items

  2. A small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money, typically by a woman

  3. The money possessed or available to a person or country
    • - institutions are funded from the same general purse
  4. A sum of money given as a prize in a sporting contest, esp. a boxing match

  1. bag: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
  2. contract one's lips into a rounded shape
  3. a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
  4. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
  5. a small bag for carrying money
  6. a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
  7. In horse racing, the term purse distribution may refer to the total amount of money paid out to the owners of horses racing at a particular track over a given period of time, or to the percentages of a race's total purse that are awarded to each of the highest finishers. ...
  8. Generally, prize money, purse money, or just purse is a monetary prize awarded for winning or coming a place in a competition such as horseracing, boxing, auto racing, golf, tennis, etc. ...
  9. Purse is a surname, and may refer to: * Darren Purse (born 1977), English footballer * John Purse (born 1972), American cyclist * Charles Sanders Peirce (pronounced "Purse") (1839-1914), American philosopher and scientist
  10. (Purses) I'd love to know how many I've made.
  11. The total prize pool in a poker tournament
  12. The money paid to the winners of each rodeo event. It equals the total of the added money and entry fees.
  13. a race for money or other prize to which the owners do not contribute.
  14. The amount of prize money distributed to the owners of the first five or six finishers in a race (varies by state).
  15. The total prize money awarded in a race
  16. the total money that can be won in a race.
  17. A pouch for coins or other small items. Of various forms, including long, narrow, cylindrical bags and short, squat cylindrical, round, or flat bags or pouches. Examples:
  18. The amount of money allotted to a race with a typical payout of 60% to the winner, 20% to 2nd place, 10% to 3rd place, 5% to 4th place, 3% to fifth place and 2% to 6th place.
  19. The purse is money paid to two professional boxers for engaging in a fight. The amount of the purse is contractually guaranteed prior to the fight and is not altered by the outcome of the fight. ...
  20. (1.) Gr. balantion , a bag (Luk 10:4; Luk 22:35, Luk 22:36). (2.) Gr. zone , properly a girdle (Mat 10:9; Mar 6:8), a money-belt. ...
  21. (French) 1. Sieved raw or cooked food. 2. Thick vegetable soup which is passed through a sieve or an electric blender or food processor.
  22. Total amount in play during a tournament. The way purses are shared at Multi-table tournaments or Sit’n Go tournaments varies. Details are found in the Poker Lobby.
  23. In Britain, a purse is a small pouch for carrying change. Men might or might not carry a purse, or they might have a wallet with a built-in purse. The larger bag that women carry their wallet, makeup, cell phone and other things in is called a pocketbook in the UK. ...
  24. Total monetary amount distributed after a race to the owners of the entrants who have finished in the (usually) top four or five positions. Some racing jurisdictions may pay purse money through other places.
  25. Meaning the total amount of money and prizes to be given away as prizes in a race.