plural noun
the right or power to manage the disposition of money:
in control of the family purse strings.
hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
loosen / tighten the purse strings, to increase or decrease expenditures or the availability of money:
The budget committee is in the process of tightening the purse strings.
plural noun
control of finance or expenditure (esp in such phrases as hold or control the purse strings)


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