shoestring
(noun)
noun
1. a lace used for fastening shoes
Similar word(s): shoelace
Definition categories: man–made, lace, lacing
2. a small amount of money
- he managed it on a shoestring
Definition categories: quantity
Sentences with shoestring as a noun:
- Your shoestring is untied.
- He did all that on a shoestring budget.
- shoestring French fries