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purse strings
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Princeton's WordNet
purse stringsnoun
financial resources or support
"who controls the purse strings in this family?"
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Purse Strings
Purse Strings is a 1933 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Chili Bouchier, Gyles Isham and Allan Jeayes. It was made as a quota quickie at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios.
Etymology and Origins
Purse Strings
In the days of our grandfathers, when hasp and clasp purses were unknown, the only kind of purse was a small money bag secured round its mouth by a tape or string. To “tighten one’s purse strings” was therefore to be proof against almsgiving or money-lending.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of purse strings in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of purse strings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of purse strings in a Sentence
One-hundred and fifty head of ponies control the purse strings of the entire island, we call it the 'Misty' mystique.
Congress has the purse strings. i would be careful about trying to restructure the US Constitution, i think we should leave it alone and make sure it operates correctly.
It suggests that consumers are beginning to tighten their purse strings, this will be a particular concern for the Fed as this segment of the economy remains the key source of support for the economic recovery.
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