: lacking sufficient money

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When her mother’s Southern offices became overextended and cash-strapped, McKissack Daniel had to make the painful decision to shut them down. Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The pandemic left the YMCA cash-strapped and the prospect of a developer bulldozing the camp energized generations of residents and Wewa alumni seeking to save it. Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025 But if your small business has been cash-strapped, an out-of-the-blue offer for free funding might feel like a wish come true and break through your skepticism. Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 May 2025 Recovery efforts have been slow After the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese troops on April 30, 1975, the U.S. imposed a trade and economic embargo on all of Vietnam, leaving the country both war-damaged and cash-strapped. Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025 The City Council has asked for a more extensive study — financed without new public funds — to determine the demand for service and where riders want to travel before committing more significant financial resources, especially with the city already cash-strapped. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 Interim president Dwayne Tucker is part of a team of TSU graduates tasked with orchestrating a comeback for the beloved but cash-strapped university. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 Yet many Americans feel cash-strapped, burdened by high prices and inflation, and believe the economy isn’t working for them. David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025 Moreover, both undergrads and graduate students tend to be cash-strapped. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cash-strapped was in 1973

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“Cash-strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash-strapped. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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