"pursestring" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pursestrings [plural], purse string [alternative]
Etymology: From purse + string. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|purse|string}} purse + string Head templates: {{en-noun}} pursestring (plural pursestrings)
  1. A cord or string, the middle of which is enclosed in the hem of the opening of a soft purse or sack, that, when pulled, closes the purse.
    Sense id: en-pursestring-en-noun-GiKsQpXa
  2. (in the plural, figuratively) Budgetary control; authority over capital outlay or investment decisions. Tags: figuratively, in-plural
    Sense id: en-pursestring-en-noun-iqfJPusw Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: purse string § Derived terms

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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