low-budget
idiom
: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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Turns out, Todd has inherited the same condition that killed his grandfather (played by low-budget horror legend Larry Fessenden).
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Looking at new vehicle introductions, there are many more Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and truck announcements than low-budget cars.
—Steve Tengler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
All of this shouldn’t be news to Drake, a co-owner of the crypto gambling site Stake, which also owns the streaming platform Kick, where Drizzy often streams himself wagering frightening amounts of money on what look like low-budget iPhone games.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Even for a billionaire who was in the comparatively low-budget dictionary business less for profit than for fun, the bottom line mattered, and the pressure to make money and cut costs was inescapable.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Looking at new vehicle introductions, there are many more Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and truck announcements than low-budget cars.
—Steve Tengler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
All of this shouldn’t be news to Drake, a co-owner of the crypto gambling site Stake, which also owns the streaming platform Kick, where Drizzy often streams himself wagering frightening amounts of money on what look like low-budget iPhone games.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Even for a billionaire who was in the comparatively low-budget dictionary business less for profit than for fun, the bottom line mattered, and the pressure to make money and cut costs was inescapable.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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