purse-strings

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Definition von purse-strings im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

hold the purse strings
To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility
loosen the purse strings
To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending
pursestrings
The means of restricting access to the financial resources

Parliament's power was derived from its control over the Kingdom's pursestrings.

pursestrings
plural form of pursestring
tighten the purse strings
To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending
hold the purse strings
control the money
purse strings
If you say that someone holds or controls the purse strings, you mean that they control the way that money is spent in a particular family, group, or country. Women control the purse-strings of most families