low-budget
idiom
: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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Now, platforms like ReelShort and DramaBox are testing out a similar strategy but leaning into low-budget, soapy series, instead.
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Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Making a low-budget, independent movie requires one and all to chip in and help.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
This low-budget-looking spot was way more successful than the company's previous 2000 Super Bowl ad, the one that bragged about wasting 2 million bucks while showing a monkey dancing on a bucket.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Yes, that’s a major claim — even narrowed down to other low-budget indies about magic, love, and part-time zoophilia.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Making a low-budget, independent movie requires one and all to chip in and help.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
This low-budget-looking spot was way more successful than the company's previous 2000 Super Bowl ad, the one that bragged about wasting 2 million bucks while showing a monkey dancing on a bucket.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Yes, that’s a major claim — even narrowed down to other low-budget indies about magic, love, and part-time zoophilia.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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