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loosen the purse strings

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loosen the purse strings
to allow more money to be spent. We shouldn't expect the Chancellor to loosen the purse strings too much in the Budget.
See also: loosen, purse, string
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She says by assembling a board of influential industry types, they hope to loosen the purse strings of the provincial and federal governments into equally sharing costs with Laurentian to fund the $30-million project.
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IN A TOUGH MARKET, you need every competitive advantage to entice your lender to loosen the purse strings.
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Lower rates may loosen the purse strings of investors in money market accounts.
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