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cash-strapped

British

adjective

short of money; impoverished

cash-strapped local authorities

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Continued disruption would have worsened fuel supplies, driven up prices and forced further austerity measures for the cash-strapped government.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But many of Europe's governments are indebted, cash-strapped and faced with numerous, competing priorities - such as how to maintain welfare and boost defence spending to the levels promised to US President Donald Trump.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Now he is suddenly cash-strapped and coming to me for financial help.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

With costs for necessary inputs such as fertilizer and seeds higher than they were at this time last year, cash-strapped farmers are stuck in a vicious cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Generally, academic labs sound much fancier than they are; often they are windowless rooms, cubbyholes, and former closets dug out and jerry-rigged by cash-strapped researchers, but this one is different.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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