[] the amount of money that is available to a person, an organization or a government to spend 资金;财源;备用款◆We pride ourselves on producing a car for every purse. 我们因生产满足不同消费层次的需求的车型而自豪。➡pocket ●ˌtighten/ˌloosen the ˈpurse stringsto spend less/more money 紧缩/增加开支◆There is increasing pressure on the government to loosen the purse strings. 要求政府增加开支的压力越来越大。➡ idiom at hold verbelectronic purse