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purse-strings
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun purse-string has 1 sense
  1. purse string - a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
    --1 is a kind of drawstring, drawing string, string
    --1 is a part of purse

Definitions from the Web

Term: Purse-Strings

Definition:

  • Plural noun: Control of money or financial resources; power over spending.
  • Singular noun: The act of controlling or managing money.

Sample Sentences:

  1. After her parents gave her the purse-strings, she had to budget carefully.
  2. The CEO holds the purse-strings of the company and decides how funds are allocated.
  3. She tightened her purse-strings after realizing she had been overspending.
  4. The new government plans to loosen the purse-strings by investing more in infrastructure.

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