on a small/tight/shoestring budget
idiom
: involving a relatively small amount of money for planned spending
She started her business on a small/tight/shoestring budget and could not afford to overspend.
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Rents are reasonable and exciting curatorial spaces are able to operate on a shoestring budget and still be taken seriously by the greater art world.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
While Daru was hand-built on a tight budget, the team is splurging on one of the best design houses in the city, Edit at Streetsense, for Tapori.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
What is one tip for marketing a new business on a tight budget?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
It was sold to Lampert, who has kept the brands alive on a shoestring budget.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
While Daru was hand-built on a tight budget, the team is splurging on one of the best design houses in the city, Edit at Streetsense, for Tapori.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
What is one tip for marketing a new business on a tight budget?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
It was sold to Lampert, who has kept the brands alive on a shoestring budget.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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“On a small/tight/shoestring budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20small%2Ftight%2Fshoestring%20budget. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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