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- adjective Without funds; low on or out of money.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Backers say Wowereit has helped turn Berlin's weaknesses into strengths, famously calling the cash-strapped capital "poor but sexy" for attracting hordes of tourists and creative types to one of Europe's most affordable cities.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
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Backers say Wowereit has helped turn Berlin's weaknesses into strengths, famously calling the cash-strapped capital "poor but sexy" for attracting hordes of tourists and creative types to one of Europe's most affordable cities.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
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I'm pretty sure that I'm the most cash-strapped person at the red carpet events I attend on a regular basis as a Los Angeles freelance reporter, but I do meet the coolest, most interesting people and once in awhile I even get dinner.
Cassandra M. Bellantoni: Jane Seymour Opens Her Malibu Mansion For Charity
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At the height of the credit crisis in October 2008 the ECB decided to provide cash-strapped banks with as much liquidity as needed through its normal and extraordinary refinancing operations at a fixed rate.
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I'm pretty sure that I'm the most cash-strapped person at the red carpet events I attend on a regular basis as a Los Angeles freelance reporter, but I do meet the coolest, most interesting people and once in awhile I even get dinner.
Cassandra M. Bellantoni: Jane Seymour Opens Her Malibu Mansion For Charity
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In a move that may surprise some of their residents, given the current austere economic climate, a number of cash-strapped councils are enthusiastistically promoting the big day.
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Cut-cost deals, it is true, will need central approval, but the demands of cash-strapped GP consortiums that are refusing patients treatments they cannot afford could be hard to resist.
Health service reform: Perils of the cut-price knife | Editorial
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Adding currency to an economy helps get money in the hands of cash-strapped citizens.
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Some cash-strapped states, however, have passed legislation requiring Internet retailers to collect tax if they have marketing affiliates in those states.
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Since late last year, however, investors have been selling these bonds amid fears that cash-strapped states and municipalities might not be able to make their bond payments.
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