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(4) - Merriam-Webster Dictionary
(1) - Plural noun entries...
(1) - { purse strings } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Plural noun] | "purse strings"
1: financial resources; also : control over these resources
Origin: circa 1530 ;
(3) - Idiom entries...
(1) - { hold/control the purse strings } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "hold/control the purse strings"
1: to make the decisions about how money is spent
(1) - { loosen the purse strings } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "loosen the purse strings"
1: to make more money available for spending
(1) - { tighten the purse strings } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "tighten the purse strings"
1: to make less money available for spending
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# 1 - { purse-strings attached:15811978 }
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[ "purse-strings attached" ]
1: Refers to a situation where you are expected to spend money if you want a gift, favor, etc.
* e.g., ... Before you accept a seemingly-too-good-to-be-true offer/deal, you should carefully inquire as to whether there are any purse-strings attached to said proposal.
# 2 - { hold the purse strings:5883009 }
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[ "hold the purse strings" ]
1: to be in control of finances, to be responsible for spending money
* e.g., ... They say they are ready to hold the purse strings but they have not shown that they can handle them any better than the current people.
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