cash-strapped

adjective

Without funds; low on or out of money.

Similar
penniless
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Meanings

adjectivecash-strapped (comparative more cash-strapped, superlative most cash-strapped)

comparative more cash-strapped · superlative most cash-strapped

  1. Without funds; low on or out of money.

    As the number of successful business cases increases, there will be a need for external funding with the Treasury cash-strapped in the post-COVID period.

    2020 December 16, Industry Insider, “Rail's prospects turn full circle”, in Rail, page 68

    Synonyms: penniless

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout funds; low on or out of money.

Similar
penniless
Also see
cash-starvedstrappedstrapped for cashstrapped for money

Origin

From the expression strapped for cash.

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Translations

Italian a corto di soldi, al verde
  • a corto di soldiwithout funds
  • al verdewithout funds
Russian на мели, без гроша
  • на мели (na meli)without funds
  • без гроша (bez groša)without funds
Cite this entry
APA

cash-strapped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash-strapped

MLA

“cash-strapped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash-strapped. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cash-strapped,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash-strapped.

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