as in bag
a container for carrying money and small personal items
I left my purse at home, so I can't buy anything after all
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Recent Examples of purse
The prize is accompanied by a £25,000 ($34,000) purse, with each runner-up awarded £10,000 ($14,000).
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News Desk, Artforum, 23 Apr. 2026
Snag a designer-quality bag for a fraction of the cost with Quince’s rich-looking purses.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Noem’s purse had credit cards and about $3,000 in cash.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Bustamante Leiva was later charged with stealing purses in three separate incidents in April 2025.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 23 Apr. 2026
Snag a designer-quality bag for a fraction of the cost with Quince’s rich-looking purses.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Noem’s purse had credit cards and about $3,000 in cash.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Bustamante Leiva was later charged with stealing purses in three separate incidents in April 2025.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purse
Noun
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Two correspondents sent Lemisch the identical sanitary disposal bags, printed with the Liberty Bell, that had suddenly appeared in the women’s bathroom in their campus library.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Brown approached the home first, carrying a brown Outback Steakhouse bag.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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It’s also outfitted with three interior compartments to keep your wallet, phone, keys, and other contents organized on the go.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Maybe that’s best for players’ wallets, as Boone frequently had to pay Kangaroo Court fines as a youngster with the Reds.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Purse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purse. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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