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strapped for money

strapped for money adjective: having little money; poor.

Adjective

strapped for money (comparative more strapped for money, superlative most strapped for money)

  1. Having little money; poor
    • Her monthly mortgage payments left her constantly strapped for money.
    Synonyms:
    broke, strapped, money-strapped, strapped for cash, cash-strapped

Synonyms of strapped for money

Forms of strapped for money

comparativemore strapped for money
superlativemost strapped for money

Questions about strapped for money

What does strapped for money mean?
Strapped for money means having little money; poor.
What part of speech is strapped for money?
Strapped for money is an adjective.

Words near strapped for money in the dictionary

  1. strappadoes
  2. strappadoing
  3. strappados
  4. strapped
  5. strapped for cash
  6. strapped for money
  7. strapped in
  8. strapped on
  9. strapped on a pair
  10. strapped on the feedbag
  11. strapped up

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