Purse

A purse is a small bag that may refer to:


 * Coin purse, small pouch made for carrying coins
 * Handbag, in American English
 * Money bag
 * Wallet

Purse may also refer to:


 * Purse (horse racing), the total amount of money paid out to the owners of horses racing at a particular track over a given period
 * Prize money, "purse", or "purse money", a monetary reward paid out to the crew of a ship for capturing an enemy vessel
 * Purse bid, in boxing the aggregate prize money
 * Purse (surname), a surname
 * Purse State Park, a state park in Charles County, Maryland
 * Privy Purse, money in the past British monarchy raised from the income of the Crown Estate lands and holdings
 * La Bourse ("purse" in French), a short story by French novelist Honoré de Balzac