low-budget
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of low-budget
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Niu Lai, a low-budget animation film about a cow in a dream sequence has seen a huge jump in ticket sales after going viral for its confusing plot and terrible graphics.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The premiere opens with Kennedy standing inside a low-budget digital cornucopia.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
The past few weeks have also seen two low-budget horror movies, “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” become unanticipated blockbusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The recent “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” dropped sharply at the domestic box office after its late-May opening, bested by low-budget horror films “Backrooms” and “Obsession.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
A low-budget version cost less than two thousand dollars.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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