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cash-strapped

adjective

  1. short of money; impoverished

    cash-strapped local authorities



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These days cash-strapped Italy is handing out restoration initiatives to just about anyone willing to pay the bill.

In the short term it might seem like easy money for the cash-strapped West.

And because cash-strapped transit agencies often keep old diesel buses running for years, those gains come relatively easily.

The little Gulf country is giving some serious money to cash-strapped Egypt, but the question is, Why?

The Seattle Art museum is cash-strapped, but it could head to the Emerald City if Paul Allen was on that phone.

Also: if you like it, buy it or donate a copy to a worthy, cash-strapped institution.

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