Purse Strings (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

plural noun
  1. the right or power to manage the disposition of money: in control of the family purse strings.
Idioms
  1. to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
  2. to increase or decrease expenditures or the availability of money: The budget committee is in the process of tightening the purse strings.
pl n
  1. control of finance or expenditure (esp in such phrases as hold or control the purse strings)
Purse Strings (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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