pursestrings
Budget decision power
Control of spending, usually for an organization or household.
Whoever holds the pursestrings decides what money gets spent: Congress controls the pursestrings.
To loosen the pursestrings is to spend more freely; to tighten them is to restrict spending.
The image is of a drawstring bag for coins.
Also spelled purse strings.
Stingy person, slang
- miserStingy wealth hoarder
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- thriftCareful use of resources
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
restraint · economizing · scrimping · saving · cutbacks · belt-tightening · conservation · prudence
Make more secure
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- holdMaintain in grasp
- gripSecure manual hold
- guardWatchful defensive attention
release · manage · oversee · steward · handle · restrict · constrain · regulate
Process of choosing actions
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- influencePower to affect others
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
command · autonomy · jurisdiction · governance · leadership · oversight · final say · approval
Plan for spending
- allocationDistribution of shares
- expenditureMoney paid out
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- disbursementDistribution of funds
outlay · expenses · costs · appropriation · procurement · purchasing · payments · allowance
Primary household earner
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- mortgageSecured home loan
- rentPayment for temporary use
bills · utilities · savings · nest egg · rainy day fund · college fund · inheritance · estate
tightwad
Stingy person, slang
- miserStingy wealth hoarder
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- thriftCareful use of resources
austerity · restraint · economizing · scrimping · saving · cutbacks · belt-tightening · conservation · prudence · parsimony
tighten
Make more secure
guard · release · manage · oversee · steward · handle · restrict · constrain · regulate · monitor
decision-making
Process of choosing actions
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- influencePower to affect others
dominance · command · autonomy · jurisdiction · governance · leadership · oversight · final say · approval · veto
budget
Plan for spending
- allocationDistribution of shares
- expenditureMoney paid out
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
disbursement · outlay · expenses · costs · appropriation · procurement · purchasing · payments · allowance · stipend
breadwinner
Primary household earner
bills · rent · utilities · savings · nest egg · rainy day fund · college fund · inheritance · estate · household expenses
pursestringsempty pockets
Having no funds
pennilessness · destitution · supplicant · allowance · begging bowl
pursestringsblank check
Unrestricted authority document
free spending · free rein · carte blanche · no strings attached · open-handedness