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cash-strapped

British

adjective

short of money; impoverished

cash-strapped local authorities

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Example Sentences

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This isn’t the story of a cash-strapped population unable to spend.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Companies that previously sold to the masses now need to deploy two distinct playbooks: one for cash-strapped shoppers and another for higher-income consumers buoyed by rising stock markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Unstated was how, precisely, the cash-strapped state would pay for such a bounty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Six- and eight-seater e-trikes, which cost around one third of a taxi fare, have become a lifeline for cash-strapped Cubans.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Often these were cash-strapped independent merchants and laborers, and I was always surprised by the joy she took in saving a few dollars at their expense.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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