purse

A shared or community fund.

To settle for less when money or resources are limited.

To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.

to take money from someone.

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

The control of finances by one group used as a check on the power of another group.

A quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and used for public purposes; public funds, public money.

To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.