shoestring

[ shoo-string ]
/ ˈʃuˌstrɪŋ /
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noun

a shoelace.
a very small amount of money.
shoestrings. shoestring potatoes.

adjective

consisting of or characterized by a small amount of money: living on a shoestring budget.

Origin of shoestring

First recorded in 1610–20; shoe + string

Words nearby shoestring

shoemaker, shoemaker-levy 9, shoepac, shoer, shoeshine, shoestring, shoestring catch, shoestring potatoes, shoestring root rot, shoestring tackle, shoetree

Words related to shoestring

slight, faint, weak, tiny, gentle, mild, thin, sparse, moderate, soft, casual, lesser, narrow-minded, frivolous, minor, worthless, insignificant, irrelevant, immaterial, meaningless

British Dictionary definitions for shoestring

shoestring
/ (ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ) /

noun

another word for shoelace
informal
  1. a very small or petty amount of money (esp in the phrase on a shoestring)
  2. (as modifier)a shoestring budget

Idioms and Phrases with shoestring

shoestring

see on a shoestring.