to be on a (tight) budget
1on a tight budget — on a (tight/limited) budget ► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING not having much money: »Mortgage advisers urge anyone on a tight budget to choose a fixed rate so they know they can afford the repayments. Main Entry: ↑budget …
2budget — bud|get1 W2S1 [ˈbʌdʒıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: bougette small leather bag , from bouge leather bag , from Latin bulga; from the idea of bringing your spending plan out of its bag] 1.) the money that is available to an… …
3tight — tight1 [ taıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 close against body ▸ 2 hold/grip: firm & strong ▸ 3 stretched straight/flat ▸ 4 controlled carefully ▸ 5 only just enough ▸ 6 about competition ▸ 7 angle: very small ▸ 8 bend: curved a lot ▸ 9 feeling squeezed ▸… …
4tight — [[t]ta͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ tighter, tightest 1) ADJ GRADED Tight clothes or shoes are rather small and fit closely to your body. She walked off the plane in a miniskirt and tight top... His jeans were too tight. Ant: loose Derived words: tightly ADV… …
5tight — I UK [taɪt] / US adjective Word forms tight : adjective tight comparative tighter superlative tightest ** 1) a) clothes that are tight are close against your body when you wear them a tight skirt/dress b) used about clothes that are uncomfortable …
6budget — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fixed, limited, low, modest, shoestring, small, tight ▪ The film was was made on a shoestring budget …
7budget — I UK [ˈbʌdʒɪt] / US [ˈbʌdʒət] noun [countable] Word forms budget : singular budget plural budgets *** 1) a) the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on something Two thirds of their budget goes on labour costs. Try to work out a… …
8budget — budg|et1 [ bʌdʒət ] noun count *** the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on something: Two thirds of their budget goes on labor costs. Try to work out a monthly budget and stick to it. All schools are expected to manage their… …
9tight — tight1 W3S2 [taıt] adj comparative tighter superlative tightest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(pulled/stretched firmly)¦ 3¦(attached firmly)¦ 4¦(holding something firmly)¦ 5¦(strict)¦ 6¦(little money)¦ 7¦(little time)¦ …
10tight — in line with or extremely close to the inside market or last sale in a stock (+/ 1/8). on the money. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * tight UK US /taɪt/ adjective ► GOVERNMENT, LAW controlled very carefully: tight… …
