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shoestring
[ shoo-string ]
adjective
- consisting of or characterized by a small amount of money:
living on a shoestring budget.
shoestring
/ ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ /
noun
- another word for shoelace
- informal.
- a very small or petty amount of money (esp in the phrase on a shoestring )
- ( as modifier )
a shoestring budget
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shoestring1
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Idioms and Phrases
see on a shoestring .Discover More
Example Sentences
Instead, Harjo remained in Tulsa, making movies on shoestring budgets about Native characters.
They are all understaffed, operating on shoestring budgets, and simply cannot afford to lose a grant of $50,000, $100,000 or more.
During his decade in Oakland, Melvin became one of the more respected managers in either league, a veteran known for a steady hand and getting the most out of an Athletics’ roster annually compiled on a shoestring budget.
AmazonIf you’re starting a podcast on a shoestring budget, don’t worry.
She worked tirelessly on a shoestring budget with a staff that peaked around three to identify and set free innocent men behind bars.
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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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