Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The strings by means of which a purse is fastened or unfastened.
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Examples
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My father held the purse-strings, and he let it be known that this was where the buck stopped.
Marlise Karlin: 'Because It's Right' -- Is That All It Takes? Marlise Karlin 2011
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My father held the purse-strings, and he let it be known that this was where the buck stopped.
Marlise Karlin: 'Because It's Right' -- Is That All It Takes? Marlise Karlin 2011
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And that those big corporations holding the purse-strings of our family -- the citizens of this world -- will never change the way they operate.
Marlise Karlin: 'Because It's Right' -- Is That All It Takes? Marlise Karlin 2011
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But several participants at the Bloomberg event noted that Germany, Europe's strongest economy and the holder of any rescue purse-strings, has been deeply reluctant to offer concessions to weaker European countries in negotiations about bailout efforts.
EU Aims to Unveil New Plan on Debt Neil Shah 2011
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And that those big corporations holding the purse-strings of our family -- the citizens of this world -- will never change the way they operate.
Marlise Karlin: 'Because It's Right' -- Is That All It Takes? Marlise Karlin 2011
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A soothing soup of chick peas and pasta is a savior for delicate purse-strings, says Rachel Roddy.
Pasta e Ceci 2010
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They have become a cornerstone of my diet and the savior of my delicate purse-strings.
Pasta e Ceci 2010
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She influences me by controlling the purse-strings.
A Filipino Chef's Wooden Pursuits Margot Cohen 2010
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They have become a cornerstone of my diet and the savior of my delicate purse-strings.
Pasta e Ceci 2010
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A soothing soup of chick peas and pasta is a savior for delicate purse-strings, says Rachel Roddy.
Pasta e Ceci 2010
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