shoestring
shoe·string (shoo′strĭng′)
n.
1. A small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate: a company that started on a shoestring.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) another word for shoelace
3.
a. a very small or petty amount of money (esp in the phrase on a shoestring)
b. (as modifier): a shoestring budget.
adj.
1. Long and slender: shoestring potatoes.
2. Marked by or consisting of a small amount of money: a shoestring budget.
Usage:
The manager was expected to run the department on a shoestring budget, so to save money, he fired a few of the salesmen and accountants.
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