Purse
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A small bag for carrying money. A small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items. A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
Example sentence: One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment some blundering fool may try to make a silk purse out of your wife's ear.
Pocketbook
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A woman's purse.One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford.A small book, especially one that can fit in a pocket; a paperback; also a pocket book.A notebook that is small enough to fit in a pocket.
Example sentence: I began as a journalist for my pocketbook and a poet for my soul.