low-budget

phrase

: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie

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In the spring of 2011, a low-budget horror film stuck around for a while. Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The pic, which world premiered at SXSW to 93% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, follows a filmmaking family, the Smiths, and their low-budget horror movie which turns into a real-life slasher when a dead body shows up on set. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Under the black cape, trash can helmet and ample body armor straight out of a low-budget sci-fi film, Binface’s alter-ego is Jon Harvey, a middle-aged comedian who has spent much of the campaign trying to keep his cool during a sweltering summer. ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The low-budget movie follows an ensemble of misfit counselors on the last day at a summer camp in 1981. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-budget

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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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