shoestring

¹shoe·string

noun \ˈshü-ˌstriŋ\

Definition of SHOESTRING

1

: shoelace

2

[from shoestrings being a typical item sold by itinerant vendors] : a small sum of money : capital inadequate or barely adequate to the needs of a transaction <started the business on a shoestring>

Examples of SHOESTRING

1. <trying to start a business on a shoestring>

First Known Use of SHOESTRING

1616

Related to SHOESTRING

Synonyms: chicken feed [slang], chump change, dime, hay, peanuts, pin money, pittance, mite, song, two cents

Antonyms: big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad

Related Words: petty cash, pocket money, spending money

Near Antonyms: bankroll, capital, funds, means, wherewithal; opulence, pelf, riches, treasure, wealth; heap, pile, pot; bonanza, mine, treasure trove, treasury

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Rhymes with SHOESTRING

Anqing, backswing, Baoding, bedspring, Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing, bowstring, bullring, Chongqing, clearwing, downswing, drawstring, D ring, earring, first-string, forewing, G-string, greenwing, growth ring, hairspring, hamstring, handspring, headspring, heartstring, hind wing, hot spring, Kunming, lacewing, lapwing, latchstring, left-wing, mainspring, Nanjing, Nan Ling, Nanning, O-ring, offspring, plaything, redwing, right-wing, seal ring, slip ring, sure thing, unsling, unstring, upspring, upswing, waxwing, wellspring, whitewing, wingding, Xining