on a small/tight/shoestring budget
idiom
: involving a relatively small amount of money for planned spending
She started her business on a small/tight/shoestring budget and could not afford to overspend.
Examples of on a small/tight/shoestring budget in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The movie was shot, ironically, in Budapest, with the surrounding countryside standing in for Pennsylvania, on a tight budget of under $10 million.
—
Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
Hardtails are the way to go for those on a tight budget (under around $1,500 if buying new) as the cheapest full-suspension bikes are usually too compromised to be worth recommending.
—Seb Stott, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Even a small repair can keep an appliance, piece of furniture or other item out of the landfill while also helping someone on a tight budget.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Rents are reasonable and exciting curatorial spaces are able to operate on a shoestring budget and still be taken seriously by the greater art world.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for on a small/tight/shoestring budget 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
Hardtails are the way to go for those on a tight budget (under around $1,500 if buying new) as the cheapest full-suspension bikes are usually too compromised to be worth recommending.
—Seb Stott, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Even a small repair can keep an appliance, piece of furniture or other item out of the landfill while also helping someone on a tight budget.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Rents are reasonable and exciting curatorial spaces are able to operate on a shoestring budget and still be taken seriously by the greater art world.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for on a small/tight/shoestring budget
Dictionary Entries Near on a small/tight/shoestring budget
Cite this Entry
“On a small/tight/shoestring budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20small%2Ftight%2Fshoestring%20budget. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share