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
The 94-year-old is handing the reins over to Greg Abel at the start of 2026, although Buffett will remain chairman of the board.—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 May 2025 Incoming Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso is expected to encounter a number of issues to resolve when taking over the reins from Carlo Ancelotti this summer according to figures such as COPE analyst Julio Maldonado, who is widely known as 'Maldini' in Spain.—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
Saxton reins unchecked, and the investigation surrounding him has reached a standstill.—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2025 When Prigozhin started to enjoy success in eastern Ukraine, Russian military commanders began to see him as a threat and tried to rein him in.—Nicolas Niarchos, New York Times, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rein
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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