"cash-strapped" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cash-strapped [comparative], most cash-strapped [superlative]
Etymology: From the expression strapped for cash. Head templates: {{en-adj}} cash-strapped (comparative more cash-strapped, superlative most cash-strapped)
  1. Without funds; low on or out of money. Synonyms: penniless Translations (without funds): a corto di soldi (Italian), al verde (Italian), на мели (na meli) [idiomatic] (Russian), без гроша (bez groša) (Russian)

Alternative forms

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