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purse string

purse string is the alternative form of pursestring.

Meaning of pursestring

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.
  2. (figuratively, in plural) Budgetary control; authority over capital outlay or investment decisions.
    • those who hold the pursestrings

Forms of purse string

pluralpurse strings

Words formed from purse string

Questions about purse string

What is purse string the alternative form of?
Purse string is the alternative form of pursestring.

Words near purse string in the dictionary

  1. purse seine
  2. purse seines
  3. purse snatcher
  4. purse snatchers
  5. purse snatching
  6. purse string
  7. purse strings
  8. purse-bearer
  9. purse-bearers
  10. purse-pride
  11. purse-proud

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Adapted from Wiktionary: purse string (page history and authors); pursestring (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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