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low-budget

low-budget

32 3.0
Planned or made to cost little money
  • adjective
  • /loʊ ˈbʌdʒɪt/
translation icon : de bajo presupuesto
  • Since the 1970s, an independent, low-budget filmmaking sector has functioned alongside the commercial one.
  • a relatively low-budget

That Joker film, which was a low budget movie, right?

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Examples

  • The tour was filmed for a very low-budget documentary that I convinced Netflix to release.

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  • This is a low-budget movie.

  • Oh yeah, it's a lot of good low budget black movies.

  • It's this low- budget movie this guy wants me to shoot.

  • That Joker film, which was a low budget movie, right?

  • You can even take classes like low budget filmmaking.

  • So if you have a low budget, that's really tough to do.

  • It was a really, really cheesy, low budget zombie movie.

  • She spent the next few years in low-budget musicals.

  • This is a low-budget movie that was made with very few resources.

Synonyms

cheap
vslow-budget
1.0

Costing little money compared with similar things

is created or chosen to work within a small available amount of money
affordable
vslow-budget
307 2.1

Not too expensive for most people to buy

focuses on production and upkeep with small funds and not on who can pay
inexpensive
vslow-budget
86 1.0

Not costing much

is focused on production and maintenance fit for tight funding
low-cost
vslow-budget
42 2.0

Cheap to buy and easy to afford

is about being made or designed to fit very small budgets
dirt cheap
vslow-budget
  • Informal
14 2.8

Very cheap and costing almost nothing

is made to fit small funds rather than to have an extremely low price
low-priced
vslow-budget
11 1.0

Not costing much money

is about being made or suitable for limited funding rather than only small cost

Antonyms

1 6.5

Costing a large amount of money

How Expensive

luxurious
62 5.6
expensive
1.0
affordable
307 2.1
low-budget
32 3.0
cheap
1.0

Surface Forms

low-budget positive

Morphology

low-budget = low + budget (transparent) = low + budget

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'low' + 'budget', meaning 'having a small budget' and easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

Low-budget comes from the common words low ('not high') and budget ('a plan for money'). So, something low-budget is made or run with a small amount of money.