# Purse

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{{wiktionary|purse}}
A '''purse''' is a small bag that may refer to:

* [Coin purse](/source/Coin_purse), small pouch made for carrying coins
* [Handbag](/source/Handbag), in American English
* [Money bag](/source/Money_bag)
* [Wallet](/source/Wallet)

'''Purse''' may also refer to:

* [Purse (horse racing)](/source/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](/source/Prize_money), "purse", or "purse money", a monetary reward paid out to the crew of a ship for capturing an enemy vessel
* [Purse bid](/source/Purse_bid), in boxing the aggregate prize money
* [Purse (surname)](/source/Purse_(surname)), a surname
* [Purse State Park](/source/Purse_State_Park), a state park in Charles County, Maryland
* [Privy Purse](/source/Privy_Purse), money in the past British monarchy raised from the income of the Crown Estate lands and holdings
* ''[La Bourse](/source/La_Bourse)'' ("purse" in French), a short story by French novelist Honoré de Balzac
* [''Purse'' (EP)](/source/Purse_(EP)), a 2019 EP by Elvis Costello and the Imposters

== See also ==
* {{lookfrom}}
* {{intitle}}
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* [Purser (disambiguation)](/source/Purser_(disambiguation))
* [Parse](/source/Parse), in computing and linguistics
* [Peirce (disambiguation)](/source/Peirce_(disambiguation))
* [Perse (disambiguation)](/source/Perse_(disambiguation))
* [Percy (disambiguation)](/source/Percy_(disambiguation))
* [Purce](/source/Purce)

{{Disambiguation}}
Category:Payments

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