cash-strapped

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cash-strapped

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From the expression strapped for cash.

adjective more cash-strapped · most cash-strapped

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.
Similar: penniless

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adj without funds

Italiano	a corto di soldi, al verde
Русский	на мели na meli, без гроша bez groša

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"cash-strapped." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cash-strapped. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"cash-strapped." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cash-strapped.

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@misc{cash_strapped_2026,
  title = {cash-strapped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cash-strapped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}