low-budget

idiom

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Soles has worked consistently in the decades since her early run of hits, mostly in low-budget comedies and horror films — a few of which have gained cult followings, like Jawbreaker (1999) and The Devil's Rejects (2005). Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024 The film and its spin-off videos have had 6.2 million views on TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other platforms in a low-budget, guerrilla-style campaign Greenwald has honed for nearly two decades. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The ultra low-budget first Terrifier did not get a theatrical launch, but 2022’s Terrifier 2 did. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024 The low-budget feature was hit with some hiccups in financing that ultimately meant the project was delayed from April 2023 to October and November of 2023, smack in the middle of the dual writers’ and actors’ strikes. Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 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 31 Oct. 2024.

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