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purse-strings - translation to russian
IN A HORSE RACE, THE DISTRIBUTION OF WINNINGS AMONG THE HIGHEST FINISHERS
Purse Distribution; Purse (horse racing); Purse (horseracing)
purse-strings
существительное
общая лексика
ремешки, которыми в старину затягивался кошелек
purse-strings
purse-strings noun; pl. ремешки, которыми в старину затягивался кошелек to hold the purse-strings - распоряжаться расходами to tighten (to loosen) the purse-strings - скупиться, экономить, сокращать (не скупиться, увеличивать) расходы
purse strings
1933 FILM BY HENRY EDWARDS
['pə:sstriŋz]
общая лексика
финансовые ресурсы
устаревшее выражение
шнурки
которыми стягивался кошелёк
Definition
purse
(purses, pursing, pursed)
1.
A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in. (BRIT; in AM, use change purse
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)
N-COUNT
2.
She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.
N-COUNT
3.
Purse is used to refer to the total amount of money that a country, family, or group has.
The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.
N-SING: with supp
4.
If you purse your lips, you move them into a small, rounded shape, usually because you disapprove of something or when you are thinking.
She pursed her lips in disapproval.
VERB: V n
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.
