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What (who) is purse-strings - definition
IN A HORSE RACE, THE DISTRIBUTION OF WINNINGS AMONG THE HIGHEST FINISHERS
Purse Distribution; Purse (horse racing); Purse (horseracing)
purse strings
1933 FILM BY HENRY EDWARDS
If you say that someone holds or controls the purse strings, you mean that they control the way that money is spent in a particular family, group, or country.
Women control the purse-strings of most families...
N-PLURAL: the N
purse strings
1933 FILM BY HENRY EDWARDS
n.
finances
to control, hold the purse strings
Living Strings
STUDIO ORCHESTRA
The Living Strings; Living Voices; The Living Voices; Living Guitars
The Living Strings were a studio orchestra founded in 1959 by RCA Victor for a series of easy listening recordings issued on the RCA Camden budget label. There were also related groups called the Living Voices, Living Brass, Living Guitars, Living Marimbas, Living Jazz, Living Trio, Living Percussion, and Living Organ.
Wikipedia
Purse distribution
In horse racing, the term purse distribution may refer to the total amount of money paid out to the owners of horses racing at a particular track over a given period of time, or to the percentages of a race's total purse that are awarded to each of the highest finishers. This article focuses on the latter definition.
Examples of use of purse-strings
1. They are... for those who control the purse strings.
2. The treasury has also tightened the purse strings.
3. "She controls the purse strings and he controls the patronage.
4. Among some lawmakers who hold the purse strings, there is a belief that the U.S.
5. Key Democrats who control the federal purse strings are demanding changes.