low-budget

American

[loh-buhj-it] / ˈloʊˈbʌdʒ ɪt /

adjective

made or done on a small or reduced budget; costing relatively little money.

a low-budget film.

Etymology

Origin of low-budget

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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How this proudly low-budget effort managed to license those tunes is as curious as so much else in this ragtag oddity.

From Los Angeles Times

Shen then rolled out a low-budget hotel chain across China, inspired by landing in Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and driving the 20 miles to downtown Dallas.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But imagine George Lucas making some weird low-budget, ‘Battle of Algiers’ version of ‘Apocalypse Now’ in the back streets of Sacramento,” Fischer said.

From Los Angeles Times

But now AI can "elevate low-budget productions into more ambitious genres such as sci-fi, period drama and, now, action", Kwok says.

From BBC

“Heated Rivalry” is a relatively low-budget Canadian television show — based on the “Game Changers” romance novel series by Rachel Reid — that streamed on HBO Max earlier this year.

From Salon

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