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View synonyms for shoestring

shoestring

[ shoo-string ]

noun

  1. a shoelace.
  2. a very small amount of money.
  3. shoestrings. shoestring potatoes.

adjective

  1. consisting of or characterized by a small amount of money:

    living on a shoestring budget.

shoestring

/ ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ /

noun

  1. another word for shoelace
  2. informal.
    1. a very small or petty amount of money (esp in the phrase on a shoestring )
    2. ( as modifier )

      a shoestring budget

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shoestring1

First recorded in 1610–20; shoe + string

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Idioms and Phrases

see on a shoestring .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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