Noun
He has people working for him, but he has a tight rein on every part of the process.
after the president resigned, the vice president stepped in and took the reins of the company Verb
try to rein in your spending, so you have some money left for saving
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Noun
Hagen was brought on board at Ritchie Asset Management to take over the company’s reins from the retiring Chris Hygelund, who in 1988 teamed up with Ritchie to co-found the property management business.—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024 Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and G.M.’s Chevrolet and Cadillac brands have kept tight reins on their inventories and in general have not yet elevated incentives significantly.—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Verb
But prosecutors, who are offering Mr. Cohen nothing in return, have little leverage to rein him in.—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 12 May 2024 Moores had the good sense to turn over the franchise reins to Larry.—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rein
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English reine, from Anglo-French resne, reine, from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Latin retinēre to restrain — more at retain
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