strapped

3 definitions • 4 examples

not having enough money:

I'd love to come to Hawaii with you, but I'm a little strapped (for cash).

not having enough money:

In the early days, we were strapped.

used to describe a person or organization that does not have enough money:

economically/financially strapped They target financially strapped smaller companies for acquisition.

At the end of the 90s, the International Monetary Fund was strapped for cash .