"pursestring" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From purse + string.",
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      "form": "pursestrings",
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      "form": "purse string",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "those who hold the pursestrings",
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      "glosses": [
        "Budgetary control; authority over capital outlay or investment decisions."
      ],
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        "(in the plural, figuratively) Budgetary control; authority over capital outlay or investment decisions."
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        "in-plural"
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  "word": "pursestring"
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  "etymology_text": "From purse + string.",
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    {
      "form": "pursestrings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "purse string",
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        "alternative"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "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."
      ]
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        "Budgetary control; authority over capital outlay or investment decisions."
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        "(in the plural, figuratively) Budgetary control; authority over capital outlay or investment decisions."
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  "word": "pursestring"
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