Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

shoestring

 
 
/ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/ noun

Translation

on a shoestring If you do something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.
çok az para ile, çok ucuza
1419
(Definition of shoestring noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

“shoestring” in other dictionaries

Word of the Day

demur

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More