low-budget

American  

[loh-buhj-it] / ˈloʊˈbʌdʒ ɪt /

adjective

1. made or done on a small or reduced budget; costing relatively little money.

   a low-budget film.

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Etymology

Origin of low-budget

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

In their mutual aim for a modern twist on a timeless classic, both the star-studded, multi-million dollar Apple TV+ movie and the low-budget indie comedy whiffed it entirely.

From Salon

"Not every low-budget skincare brand is bad - and not every luxury skincare product is the best."

From BBC

Since having her second child, Ms Spurrier, from Cheltenham, has been sharing free and low-budget family activities in the county on social media.

From BBC

An early triumph, from 1976, is “Assault on Precinct 13,” a low-budget riff on Howard Hawks’s “Rio Bravo.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Corman, affectionately known as the “Pope of Pop Cinema,” was a god of low-budget horror, a maestro who could turn a shoestring budget into something glittering, gothic, and gloriously unhinged.

From Salon