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It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Meaning of "purse strings" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PURSE STRINGS

purse strings play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURSE STRINGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purse strings is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PURSE STRINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of purse strings in the English dictionary

The definition of purse strings in the dictionary is control of finance or expenditure.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURSE STRINGS

purse
purse seine
purse snatcher
purse-proud
purseful
purselike
purser
pursership
pursily
pursiness
purslane
pursuable
pursual
pursuance
pursuant
pursuantly
pursue
pursuer
pursuing
pursuingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURSE STRINGS

afterings
Alice Springs
bearings
Colorado Springs
hammerings
heartstrings
king of the herrings
Kings
leading strings
moorings
murmurings
mutterings
Newton´s rings
Palm Springs
pull strings
pull the strings
Springs
strings
the strings
vaporings
wanderings

Synonyms and antonyms of purse strings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «purse strings» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURSE STRINGS

Find out the translation of purse strings to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purse strings from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purse strings» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钱袋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cordones de la bolsa
570 millions of speakers

English

purse strings
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बटुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خزانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кошельки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cordões à bolsa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পার্স স্ট্রিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cordons de la bourse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tali dompet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geldbeutel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

財布のひも
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지갑 문자열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Purse strings
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hầu bao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பர்ஸ் சரங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्स स्ट्रिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cüzdan dizeleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cordoni della borsa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kasę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гаманці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baierele pungii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πορτοφόλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beursie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plånboken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vesken strenger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purse strings

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURSE STRINGS»

The term «purse strings» is normally little used and occupies the 112.958 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURSE STRINGS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purse strings

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2 QUOTES WITH «PURSE STRINGS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word purse strings.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
2
Marian Keyes
Regardless of the gender of the highest wage earner, the balance of power in the relationship will suffer if the higher earner uses control of the purse strings as a system of reward and punishment. It will also suffer if the lower earner takes a chippy, haughty attitude to spending money they haven't actually generated themselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURSE STRINGS»

Discover the use of purse strings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purse strings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Power of the Purse Strings: Do Congressional Budget ...
Focusing on the US House of Representatives, this text assesses whether current Congressional budget procedures, namely the 302 process and reconciliation, have been created, designed and maintained to achieve greater budget restraint.
Richard Forgette, 1994
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Broken Purse Strings: Congressional Budgeting 1974 to 1988
Congressional Budgeting 1974 to 1988 Rudolph Gerhard Penner, Alan J. Abramson. 1972, less than a month before the election, the president charged that "excessive spending by the Congress might cause a Congressional tax increase in ...
Rudolph Gerhard Penner, Alan J. Abramson, 1988
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和英日本文化表現辞典
O ¥©Wr|j a leather billfold; wallet. g^^CDiffi purse strings. OflSk (iftt-ffJ ©SI^MjH v She keeps a tight hold on the purse strings. / H-fTlT© 8l£$i?J6 3 tighten the purse strings; tighten one's belt / ftt^f ffl $ft £ $ •5J6 5 loosen the purse strings / fttfo ...
‎2007
4
Japanese Woman
... be economically dependent on her husband for income (in which case she will control the purse strings, thereby securing a solid source of self-esteem), but this does not mean her role in the family is any less important. Women handle ...
Sumiko Iwao, 1998
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The Judicial Power of the Purse: How Courts Fund National ...
... is to identify and explain the behavior of courts given the cues that emerge from the elected branches of government, the nature of judges' preferences, and the limits 2. Pulling the Purse Strings: An Information Theory of Crisis Jurisprudence.
Nancy Staudt, 2011
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Cash Under the Mattress: The Ultimate Estate and Crisis Handbook
The Ultimate Estate and Crisis Handbook Philip Giroux, Sally Lamb. chapter Four BusIness & FInancIal aFFaIrs: purse strIngs & other thIngs chapter Four BusIness & FInancIal aFFaIrs: purse strIngs & other. 77 Business & Financial Affairs: ...
Philip Giroux, Sally Lamb, 2011
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The Force of Domesticity: Filipina Migrants and Globalization
In general, controlling the purse strings in the family has long been a responsibility held by women in the Philippines, one that is not contested but instead maintained in women's migration as men are often not entrusted by migrant women with ...
Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, 2008
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The Synonym Finder
8. checker, controller, regulator; director, boss, foreman, manager, supervisor, overseer; restrainer, holder of the purse strings, treasurer. 9. controls instruments, devices, dials, knobs, buttons, handles, levers; switches, Elect. toggle switches, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
9
Absolute Erotic, Absolute Grotesque: The Living, Dead, and ...
Puppet Strings, Purse Strings Much has been written about the puppet strings Japanese imperialists used to manipulate the Last Emperor of China and his circle of Qing monarchists after the establishment of Manchukuo in March 1932.
Mark Driscoll, 2010
10
The Chronicles of Canad: Volume VI - Pioneers of the North ...
CHAPTER. THREE. THE. PURSE-STRINGS. LOOSEN. Traffic in furs was hazardous, but it brought great returns. The peltry of the north, no less than the gold and silver of the south, gave impetus to the efforts of those who first settled the ...
George M. Wrong, H. H. Langton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURSE STRINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purse strings is used in the context of the following news items.
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UPDATE 2-Dollarama profit beats as shoppers loosen purse strings
... * Q1 shr C$0.50 vs est C$0.47. * Co expects to introduce products at higher price points. * Plans to add 70-80 net new stores in Canada in 2016. * Shares rise ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
2
In Dhaka, PM to loosen purse strings
India may make commitments for a comprehensive “money flow” at multiple levels to Bangladesh during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's weekend trip here. «The Hindu, Jun 15»
3
Dan White: Purse strings are loosened... but problems remain
While new mortgages have been about as plentiful as hens' teeth for most of the past decade, the banks are finally beginning to loosen their purse strings once ... «Herald, May 15»
4
'Sadvertising' Pulls On Consumers' Heartstrings -- And Purse Strings
This article is by Nicole Coleman, Ph. D. , assistant professor of business administration at the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business. «Forbes, Apr 15»
5
Ask Amy: Wife's control over purse strings is abusive
DEAR AMY: The company I worked for offered an early retirement package. Since I am not old enough to draw on my pension I would have to roll it all over. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
6
PM Modi in Sri Lanka: Key takeaways as India loosens purse strings
Colombo: On his first day of visit to Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today focussed on strengthening bilateral ties between the two South Asian ... «Firstpost, Mar 15»
7
Japan's elderly tighten their purse strings
Rising prices are forcing Japanese pensioners to reduce spending, undercutting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to boost economic growth and pay down the ... «CNBC, Mar 15»
8
As the Purse Strings Tighten, Old Wounds Open In Athens and Berlin
Athenians gather to support the new government's bid to release Greece from its creditors—none more hated than Germany. One irony: The parliament building ... «National Geographic, Feb 15»
9
Wolf Hall recap: episode three – the purse strings are in Cromwell's …
And their purse strings are in Cromwell's hands. Percy is silenced. Cromwell knows things. As the king tells him, taken in drink, he can't get it up with any woman ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
10
Cutting Islamic State's Purse Strings
In an interview last week, David Cohen, the U.S. Treasury Department's under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said that U.S. officials believe ... «Bloomberg View, Jan 15»

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