cash-strapped

adjective

ˈkash-ˌstrapt 

: lacking sufficient money

Examples of cash-strapped in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the country cash-strapped, the Arab Spring of 2011 set off a wave of mass migration into Europe, which coincided with the widespread perception that the extra numbers were placing further strains on already creaking resources of jobs, housing and healthcare. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026

Districts with budgets that rely heavily on property tax receipts grew increasingly cash-strapped late last year, when distributions were months later than usual. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026

The Iran conflict has driven prices well above that mark, but Russia’s war spending and Ukraine’s attacks on its oil infrastructure mean Moscow is still cash-strapped. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026

Cunningham said higher gas prices have a secondary effect on the San Diego economy whereby people feel cash-strapped and don’t spend as much at restaurants, retail stores and other local businesses. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cash-strapped

• handicapped
• overlapped
• adapt
• entrapped
• inapt
• kidnaped
• kidnapped
• uncapped
• unmapped
• untapped
• unwrapped
• apt