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loosen the purse strings

verb

Definitions

  1. To increase spending or allow increased spending

    To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.

    • He thought the effect of this language from the Prime Minister had been to loosen the purse-strings of the Treasury.
    • Proponents of the counterterrorism agenda might respond by being less inclined to loosen the purse strings than they would have been if offered a convincing...

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