A purse is a small bag that may refer to: *

Coin purse A purse or pouch (from the Latin , which in turn, is from the Greek , ''býrsa'', oxhide), sometimes called coin purse for clarity, is a small money bag or pouch, made for carrying coins. In most Commonwealth countries it is known simply as a pur ...

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

Wallet A wallet is a flat case or pouch, often used to carry small personal items such as physical currency, debit cards, and credit cards; identification documents such as driving licence, identification card, club card; photographs, transit pass, b ...

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 Prize money refers in particular to naval prize money, usually arising in naval warfare, but also in other circumstances. It was a monetary reward paid in accordance with the prize law of a belligerent state to the crew of a ship belonging to ...

, "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 The Privy Purse is the British sovereign's private income, mostly from the Duchy of Lancaster. This amounted to £20.1 million in net income for the year to 31 March 2018. Overview The Duchy is a landed estate of approximately 46,000 acres (20 ...

, money in the past British monarchy raised from the income of the Crown Estate lands and holdings * ''

La Bourse ''La Bourse'' (''The Purse'') is a short story by the French novelist Honoré de Balzac. It was published in 1832 by Mame-Delaunay as one of the ''Scènes de la vie privée'' (''Scenes of Private Life'') in '' La Comédie humaine''. Later edit ...

'' ("purse" in French), a short story by French novelist Honoré de Balzac

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