purse vs sum

purse and sum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
purse	Yes	No	Yes	No
sum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sum is a hypernym of purse; that is, sum is a word with a broader meaning than purse:

Other hypernyms of purse include amount, amount of money, sum of money.

As nouns, sum is a hypernym of purse; that is, sum is a word with a broader meaning than purse:

Other hypernyms of purse include amount, amount of money, sum of money.

purse (noun)	sum (noun)
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)	the whole amount
a small bag for carrying money	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
a sum of money offered as a prize	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse	the final aggregate
	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
	a quantity of money

purse (verb)	sum (verb)
contract one's lips into a rounded shape	determine the sum of
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker	be a summary of