shoestring

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A slang term used to describe a small amount of money that is considered to be inadequate for its intended purpose. A shoestring can be used in a number of idioms, such as: "The company financed that last project on a shoestring," or "Jim is living off of a shoestring budget."

Investopedia Says:
Although a shoestring budget is considered inadequate, it may just be enough for an individual to live on or for a company to profit from a project. For companies, a particular project's return on investment would be much greater, due to the lower initial cost.

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For a list of words related to shoestring, see:

• Money, Currency, and Denominations - shoestring: very small amount of available cash

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See words rhyming with "shoestring."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - skobånd, snørebånd
adj. - utilstrækkelig, meget lille

idioms:

• on a shoestring    fra hånden og i munden

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoenveter, weinig

Français (French)
n. - (US) lacet de chaussure
adj. - lacé

idioms:

• on a shoestring    avec peu d'argent

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schuhband, winziger Geldbetrag
adj. - (Slang) miserabel

idioms:

• on a shoestring    mit ganz wenig Geld

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κορδόνι παπουτσιών, ελάχιστα χρήματα

idioms:

• on a shoestring    (καθομ.) με ανεπαρκή (οικονομικά) μέσα

Italiano (Italian)
laccio da scarpe, quattro soldi, ridotto

idioms:

• on a shoestring    con quattro soldi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cordão de sapato (m)

idioms:

• on a shoestring    com muito pouco dinheiro

Русский (Russian)
шнурок для ботинок, небольшая сумма денег

idioms:

• on a shoestring    начать дело без капитала

Español (Spanish)
n. - cordón de zapato
adj. - precario, escaso

idioms:

• on a shoestring    con muy poco dinero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skosnöre, skoband

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鞋带, 马铃薯条, 小额资本, 鞋带似狭长的, 小规模的, 资金极少的, 微弱的, 不牢靠的

idioms:

• on a shoestring    小本经营地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鞋帶, 馬鈴薯條, 小額資本
adj. - 鞋帶似狹長的, 小規模的, 資金極少的, 微弱的, 不牢靠的

idioms:

• on a shoestring    小本經營地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구두 끈 , 영세 자금, 적은 돈
adj. - 위태위태한, 가까스로의, 시시한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 靴ひも, わずかな金

idioms:

• on a shoestring    わずかなもとでで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شريط ألحذاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שרוך נעל, סכום זעום‬
adj. - ‮ארוך, דק, זעום‬