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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The total purse in 2024 was $20 million, so the top 60 players left with a pay day.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2025
The tournament will also feature 78 PGA Tour Champions players, who will be competing for a purse of $2.2 million.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Slate’s comedic brilliance is a given, but her ability to pull off both Nikki’s outward chaos — a bottomless purse, an inability to keep track of time, a constant whirlwind of wisecracking emotions — and the inner stillness of complete understanding is breathtaking to watch.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Ready for a cuppa at any moment, Brown keeps a box of PG Tips teabags in her purse.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2025
The tournament will also feature 78 PGA Tour Champions players, who will be competing for a purse of $2.2 million.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Slate’s comedic brilliance is a given, but her ability to pull off both Nikki’s outward chaos — a bottomless purse, an inability to keep track of time, a constant whirlwind of wisecracking emotions — and the inner stillness of complete understanding is breathtaking to watch.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Ready for a cuppa at any moment, Brown keeps a box of PG Tips teabags in her purse.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Purse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purse. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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