purse strings (redirected from pursestrings)

purse strings or purse·strings (pûrsstrngz)

pl.n.

Financial support or resources, or control over them: the politicians who control federal purse strings; tightened the corporate purse strings.

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purse strings

pl n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) control of finance or expenditure (esp in such phrases as hold or control the purse strings)

Translations

purse strings npl to hold the purse strings (fig) → tenere i cordoni della borsa

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purse strings npl to hold the purse strings (fig) → tenere i cordoni della borsa