cash-strapped

British  

adjective

1. short of money; impoverished

   cash-strapped local authorities

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Example Sentences

Under Sargent, Kroger has been cutting costs across its operations, using the savings to try to lower prices and attract more cash-strapped shoppers to its stores.

From The Wall Street Journal

That alternative may be attractive to cash-strapped would-be home buyers or those with lower credit scores.

From MarketWatch

The government of the cash-strapped nation of 11 million people, which relies on tourism to bring in hard currency, had been hoping for 2.6 million arrivals.

From Barron's

A lower dollar brings mixed effects, boosting the competitiveness of US exporters but inflicting higher prices on cash-strapped consumers for imported goods.

From Barron's

The cash-strapped southern African country, the world's second largest diamond producer after Russia, relies on the gems for about a third of its GDP.

From Barron's