"tightened the purse-strings" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|head=tightened the purse-strings}} tightened the purse-strings
  1. simple past and past participle of tighten the purse-strings Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: tighten the purse-strings
    Sense id: en-tightened_the_purse-strings-en-verb-GWeEEG8B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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